ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided not to accept the resignation of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information, Asim Saleem Bajwa’s on Friday. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Bajwa forwarded his resignation to the prime minister today which was rejected.
The prime minister was quoted as saying that he was satisfied with Bajwa’s clarification on his assets.
Retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday announced that he has decided to resign as special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) on information, categorically rejected the allegations leveled against him in a news item uploaded on a website by a journalist, which was totally false and aimed at maligning his reputation.
Talking to the private news channel in a program, Bajwa said he will continue to serve as the chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. Earlier in a day, he issued a press statement explaining all the allegations level against him. Bajwa said he would also request the premier to relieve him of his duties as his special assistant on the information.
The retired general said that he would continue his work as Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. Bajwa had said that the premier’s priority is CPEC “and I believe as well that this project is the country’s future”. “I hope that the prime minister will allow me to concentrate all my focus on CPEC,” he added.
