Ex-Pak Army chief Bajwa favoured Imran Khan in Bani Gala home case, claims PM Sharif’s aide

Former Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa influenced the then chief justice to favour ousted premier Imran Khan in his Bani Gala home case, a high aide to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has claimed.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (L) and ex-Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. (File picture)/PTI)

By Press Trust of India: Former Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa influenced the then chief justice to favour ousted premier Imran Khan in his Bani Gala home case, a high aide to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has claimed.

Malik Ahmad Khan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Sharif, stated Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) celebration was declared “Sadiq” (truthful) and “Ameen” (sincere) as a result of Bajwa had influenced the then chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar to favour the previous prime minister within the case, Geo News reported on Wednesday.

In May, 2017, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration declared 122 properties in Islamabad’s Bani Gala, together with the residence of PTI chief Imran Khan, as unlawful.

Malik Ahmad Khan was amongst these Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders who’ve been near the retired Pakistan Army chief, the report stated.

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Terming the declare garbage and utterly baseless, Nisar, nevertheless, stated the chief of the military workers (COAS) by no means influenced his selections instantly or not directly.

The former chief justice stated your entire Bani Gala space within the capital metropolis of Islamabad was constructed illegally, and the case was about regularising all of the properties on the premises.

PTI chief Fawad Chaudhry, additionally rejecting Malik Ahmad Khan’s declare, stated Bajwa controlling the CJP was a critical allegation.

He demanded that the Supreme Court registrar take discover of the claims.

On regularising the cricketer-turned-politician’s Bani Gala residence, Chaudhry stated the PTI chairman constructed his house within the space when there have been no guidelines regulating such building.

He defined that the apex court docket within the case had directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to make guidelines to control building within the Banigala space.

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A supply near Bajwa stated that the previous military chief by no means contacted Nisar or the judiciary on this case.

However, he alleged {that a} key intelligence officer saved 70-year-old Khan from disqualification.

Malik Ahmad Khan in a current TV discuss present claimed that Bajwa, who retired on November 29, had given a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to Khan.

When requested concerning the nature of the alleged NRO, he stated that Khan ought to come ahead and say beneath oath that he had not been given the NRO within the Bani Gala residence case when it was being heard by Saqib.

The National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was a controversial ordinance issued by former president General Pervez Musharraf in 2007 to grant amnesty to politicians, political employees, and bureaucrats who had been accused of corruption, cash laundering, and homicide.

It was, nevertheless, declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2009.

Malik claimed to have all of the proof on how and when it occurred, the individuals concerned, and who despatched messages to whom, the report stated.

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Dec 28, 2022