LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked President Arif Alvi to order an inquiry against former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa on alleged violation of oath and constitution of Pakistan.
“Some very disturbing information has now come into the public domain which makes it clear that General Retired Bajwa repeatedly violated his oath of office as COAS,” the PTI chief said in a letter to the President. The PTI chief said in a letter to the president shared publicly on the party’s official social media. Today’s Channels
Imran Khan mentioned that the former army chief had committed “violations” and requested Arif Alvi to “initiate an immediate inquiry against him as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces”.
The PTI chairman referred to a column published in a newspaper earlier this month in which shocking revelations about Imran Khan’s government were attributed to General (retd) Bajwa.
“He has admitted to a journalist that ‘we’ (and he must know who we are) consider Imran Khan a danger to the country if he remains in power,” Khan said. said, the question arises as to who gave them the authority to decide that an elected prime minister is a threat to the country.
The PTI Chairman said that only the people can decide who they want to elect as the Prime Minister through elections.
“Taking such a right upon himself is a clear violation of his oath as given in Article 244 of the Third Schedule of the Constitution,” he alleged.
Referring to the Shaukat Tareen corruption case, Bajwa claimed that the former finance minister approached the then Detective General (retd) Faiz Hamid to sort out the matter.
“Irrespective of the merits of his claims in this case, he has also admitted that he was able to get the NAB case against Shaukat Tareen dismissed, showing that NAB is under his control – once again. “There is a clear violation of the constitutional oath as the army itself is a department. The Ministry of Defense and civilian government autonomous bodies do not come under military control,” Khan wrote.
The former prime minister quoted another journalist as saying that General (retd) Bajwa had “tapes of then Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conversation with him”.
The PTI chief wrote that this is yet another ‘serious violation’ of the former army chief’s oath and a ‘violation’ of basic human rights.
The question is why General Bajwa was recording the secret conversation and under what permission?
Imran Khan alleged that General (retd) Bajwa violated his oath when he openly went against the then government’s policy of maintaining neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war.
“He said this at an international conference – Islamabad Security Conference in Islamabad on April 2, 2022. I would like to point out that the government’s policy is after the consensus of all stakeholders including MOFA and retired diplomats. was prepared by those who had relevant experience and were experts in the area.
“I would also point out that Chapter II of the Constitution sets out the mandate of the Armed Forces and specifically refers to Articles 243 and 244. Therefore, it is your constitutional duty as the President and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces to They should take immediate action and institute an inquiry to ascertain whether such serious violations of the Constitution and the oath of office under the Constitution have taken place.
Imran Vs Bajwa
The PTI chief held General (R) Bajwa responsible for the collapse of his government and said that the former army chief conspired with the current rulers to remove him from the Prime Minister’s office.
Earlier on Sunday, in a U-turn on his US-backed regime change conspiracy theory, the former prime minister accused the former COAS of plotting to topple the PTI government in April.
Imran Khan, while giving an interview to Voice of America, claimed that Bajwa had close ties with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and had “conspired” to lead to “change of government”.
“Whatever happened, as things stand now, it was not the US that asked Pakistan [to expel me], it is unfortunately, from the evidence that has emerged, General (R) Bajwa. who somehow managed to tell the Americans that I am anti-American. And so this [plan to oust me] was not imported from there but exported from here to there,” the PTI chairman told the US. told the publication.
