Gen (retd) Bajwa rubbishes Bushra Bibi’s claim

ISLAMABAD: Former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa refuted the claim made by Bushra Bibi regarding Saudi Arabia’s role in former prime minister Imran Khan’s ouster and said, “it is a pack of lies”.

In a video statement shared on PTI’s ‘X’ handle, Bushra Bibi accused Saudi Arabia of playing a role in the ouster of the Imran Khan-led government in 2022. 

Bushra alleged that when the former prime minister went to Madina “barefoot”, the then-army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa started receiving “their calls”.

She claimed that Bajwa was asked, “Who is this person you have brought with you […] we don’t want such personalities.”

She alleged that after this incident a smear campaign was launched against Imran Khan where he was dubbed as a “Jewish agent”.

However, the former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa refuting all such claims said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed friendly ties during the PTI regime adding that how could a friendly country interfere in the internal matters of Pakistan.

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Talking to Express news, he said the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman personally welcomed Imran Khan in Jeddah during a dinner hosted by the King.

He said he and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were witness to this.

The ex-army chief Qamar Bajwa said he has no idea as to what is wrong with Bushra Bibi adding that “Imran can endorse it to make it a narrative”, he was quoted as saying by the channel.