Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has alleged that former Army Chief General (Retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa threatened to impose martial law in the country.

Asif made these claims during an interview on Geo News’ program “Capital Talk.”

He revealed that General (Retd) Bajwa had spoken about martial law not only in private conversations with him but also in public gatherings.

When asked by the program host, Hamid Mir, whether General (Retd) Bajwa should be held accountable for threatening martial law, Asif responded, “Who are they to hold Bajwa accountable?”

Asif further stated, “My memory is fine. I may not remember something from a long time ago, but I remember the past. Malik Ahmad is talking about a different situation, and I’m talking about a different situation. There is no difference between my narrative and Malik Ahmad’s. General (Retd) Bajwa was seeking a six-month to one-year extension during the caretaker government.”

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He added, “General (Retd) Bajwa brought the PTI founder and ran the show for four years. General (Retd) Bajwa and Faiz Hamid have a very close relationship.”

The Defense Minister further stated that the PTI founder had taken action against Nawaz Sharif and his family. He questioned why the PTI founder did not consider a judicial commission at that time and why he is now constantly demanding a judicial commission. He stated that the government can form a judicial commission on the Faiz Hamid matter if it wishes.