Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa quits as SAPM after PM finally accepts resignation.
In a tweet, he said: "I requested the honorable prime minister to relinquish me from the additional portfolio of SAPM on Info & broadcasting. He very kindly approved my request."
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
He will continue to work as chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority.
Bajwa had submitted his resignation from the post of special assistant to the premier last month, in the wake of allegations levelled regarding his family’s assets. However, the premier had refused to accept his resignation at the time.
The official PTI Twitter account had quoted the premier as saying that he was satisfied with the evidence provided by Bajwa about his family's assets.
He had also directed him to continue working as the SAPM on information and broadcasting, the tweet said.
In August, journalist Ahmed Noorani broke the news on a website alleging that Bajwa had used his offices in setting up off-shore businesses of his wife, sons and brothers.
After almost a week of silence, Bajwa had said he was resigning as the PM's aide but would continue to work as chairman of the CPEC Authority.
He had said he possessed all the documents about his family’s assets and was ready to present them and the money trail before any judicial forum.
