Asim Bajwa steps down as SAPM on Info & Broadcasting

ISLAMABAD: Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa has stepped down from his role as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting after his request to relieve him from this additional portfolio was accepted by the premier.

“I requested the honourable prime minister to relinquish me from the additional portfolio of SAPM on Info & broadcasting. He very kindly approved my request,” Asim Bajwa stated on Twitter.

I requested the honourable Prime Minister to relinquish me from the additional portfolio of SAPM on Info & broadcasting. He very kindly approved my request
— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) October 12, 2020

However, Asim Bajwa will continue to perform his duties as chairman of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Prime Minister Imran Khan has previously rejected the resignation submitted by Asim Saleem Bajwa following controversy regarding his assets abroad.

At the time, the premier said that he was satisfied with the explanation provided by Bajwa about his assists and personal finances as stated by the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Twitter account.

معاون خصوصی لیفٹنٹ جنرل (ر) عاصم باجوہ نے آج اپنا استعفی پیش کیا جو وزیر اعظم نے قبول نہیں کیا۔
وزیر اعظم عمران خان نے کہا کہ لیفٹنٹ جنرل(ر) عاصم باجوہ کی جانب سے جو ثبوت اور وضاحت پیش کی گئی وہ اس سے مطمئن ہیں لہذا وزیر اعظم نے انہیں بطور معاون خصوصی کام جاری رکھنے کی ہدایت کی۔
— PTI (@PTIofficial) September 4, 2020