ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said that former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa aided Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in the no-confidence motion against former prime minister Imran Khan.
In a TV interview, Khokhar stated that the evidence of the no-confidence motion was coming out now.
Khokhar further stated that all factions of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) were being brought together, claiming that its own leaders were saying that the establishment had a role in bringing them together.
“In February 2022, it was said that we are neutral but the institution is still not neutral,” the former PPP leader alleged.
Regarding Bajwa’s extension as the army commander during the PTI’s time in power, the former PPP stalwart added that historical legislation was completed in just 12 minutes to extend the tenure. He claimed that the extension had been affected by the establishment.
He said Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi had revealed that he was asked to join the PTI. He said that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had withdrawn his statement made at the Asma Jahangir Conference under pressure.
“The way cameras were installed at the time of the no-confidence motion in the Senate was not the work of any ordinary person. The procedure to make Yusuf Raza Gilani the leader of the opposition was not correct,” he added.
Khokhar announced parting ways with PPP — a month after stepping down as a senator — due to differences between him and the party leadership over his stance on the government’s policies.
He resigned after it emerged that the party was unhappy with his political position. Khokhar was critical of the government since its inception. He also refrained from becoming a state minister in April.
