Former leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and close associate of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Faisal Vawda has confirmed the British news agency’s allegation that Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir was removed from his previous post. Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief in 2018.
He further said that Khan had removed the then serving army chief for integrity and acting in national interest.
The allegations – part of a story by UK-based newspaper The Telegraph that was endorsed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif – were denied by the PTI chief without revealing any facts about the real outcome.
Vawda’s confirmation came during an interview, where he spoke about the COAS’s brief stint as Director General (DG) of the ISI. During the he approached Khan with the evidence of his wife – the former first lady. Bushra Bibi – Corruption.
“When Imran Khan sacked the then General Asim Munir,” he said, adding that he had warned the then three-star general that if he took the evidence to Khan, “it You will lose your life”.
However, he said, General Munir replied, “Do you want me to be dishonest with my country?”
The former federal minister then said that when General Munir produced evidence against Bushra Bibi and her friend Farhat Shahzadi – popularly known as Farah Gogi, Khan became enraged, lashing out at them with “his accused of trying to “interfere in family affairs”.
On the same day at around 11:00 PM, Lieutenant General (R) Faiz Hamid took over the charge of DGISI. This shows how much Imran Khan was in a hurry,” Vawda said.
The former federal minister then said that sit-ins, shootings and even the killing of Arshad Sharif were done to stop the appointment of General Munir as the Army Chief.
During the show, Vawda also revealed that prior to this instance, Khan – as Prime Minister – had approached General Munir to “manage the Senate”.
However, he said, General Munir rejected the task saying that the army could not intervene.
Vawda said that he told Imran Khan that this is a democratic matter, deal with it democratically.
‘Special People and Snakes’
During the show, the former federal minister further alleged that Khan was being misled about his politics by “special people”.
While refraining from naming anyone, Vawda referred to the £190 million settlement case in which the PTI chief is accused of giving undue favors to a business tycoon.
He said: “In this case too you will find the cabinet members involved. There is also a “special” person who was involved and benefited from it.”
When asked if anyone else was involved other than Shahzad Akbar, the prime minister’s former adviser who allegedly acted as Khan’s pimp in the case, Vawda replied: “Shehzad Akbar was alone in this. No, there was one particular person who had a lot. Support. That particular person had a very special role in this case.”
“Even in the watch scandal,” claimed Vawda, “Imran Khan got only Rs 3, 4 crore, the remaining Rs 20, 25 crore was stolen by everyone together”, claimed Vawda.
Furthermore, regarding the evidence of corruption against former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, Khan’s former aide said: “The audio and video evidence of Usman Buzdar was shown to Khan Sahib, and there were other people in the cabinet who witnessed it. were.”
The former PTI leader, while talking about the mayhem that erupted in the country after Khan’s arrest on May 9, also revealed that 11 members of the PTI leadership were at his house on May 9.
He said that during his stay at his residence, he was instructed to attack the ISI headquarters in Islamabad.
“I told these people that if they do any such act from my residence, I will have to hand them over to the police,” he said.
However, he said that he did not want to be involved in this matter.
“So you first saw condemnations, then resignations,” Vawda said.
When asked to reveal the names of those involved in nefarious activities, Vawda said he would not do so immediately. However, he added that a woman who had fled the country and “someone’s children” were involved.
He then said: The day I reveal the names, I will start with the two “Khas” who destroyed the country’s democracy, who shook the foundations of this country, destroyed the Khan’s politics, And participated in endless corruption. “Why save the sacred cows?” he asked.
