ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan today (Friday) appointed Raoof Hasan as his Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting, according to the notification issued by the cabinet division.
“Raoof Hasan has been appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information in an honorary capacity,” the notification stated. He has been appointed following the resignation of Asim Saleem Bajwa from the post on October 12.
The newly appointed Special Assistant is the brother of the former senior bureaucrat and former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Fawad Hassan Fawad.
Asim Saleem Bajwa, in a tweet, said, “I requested the honourable Prime Minister to relinquish me from the additional portfolio of SAPM on Info & broadcasting. He very kindly approved my request.”
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Bajwa had strongly rejected the allegations levelled against him and his family in a news report claiming to have assets abroad. Bajwa had released a four-page clarification and strongly rebutted the baseless allegations, saying an attempt to damage their reputation was exposed and that he will always serve the country with pride and dignity.
