Qamar Bajwa was signalling to impose martial law: Asif Ali Zardari

Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa was signalling to impose martial law.

While talking to a private news channel, Asif Ali Zardari said, “When Qamar Javed Bajwa hinted at imposing martial law in the country then we replied to ‘Bismillah’ and asked him to go ahead. We do farming and you should run the country now. However, he stepped back from his stance after our response.”

“Qamar Javed Bajwa had told me that he will take resignation from Imran Khan and you should go to the election phase, however, we [Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman] rejected the offer.”

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The former president also claimed that Imran Khan had planned to rule the country till 2035 and he wanted to bring his own army chief. Zardari said that the political situation of Punjab affects the whole country.

“If elections are held in Pakistan on the same day, then it is our constitutional right. We are not raising objections on the elections but the time. All political parties should decide on the schedule of elections at the earliest.”

“We are trying to hold elections in October this year. I cannot comment on our strategy for the next elections.”

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To a question, Zardari replied that the current opposition should tell the lodging of any false case. “There is a difference in my and Imran Khan’s domicile. A person having Sindh domicile can also become a prime minister.”

Regarding former US envoy, Zardari said that Zalmay Khalilzad is a ‘paid servant’ and he is apparently hired by a lobby and he is an ‘agent’.

“We are also trying to protect the Constitution of Pakistan. We increased the salaries of judges to motivate good people to come forward. We don’t know that the situation will be turned into a monopoly. Bilawal Bhutto had already said that Imran Khan was expelled but his followers are still here.