Imran urges president to order inquiry against former COAS Bajwa

Former prime minister Imran Khan has urged President Dr Arif Alvi to order an inquiry in opposition to the previous chief of military employees (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on fees of allegedly violating his oath by interfering in politics and controlling the nation’s anti-graft physique, amongst different issues.

In a letter written to the president on February 14, the previous premier and PTI chief requested the president, being the supreme commander of the armed forces, to institute an inquiry in opposition to the ex-military czar for admitting that he thought-about the ex-premier ‘harmful for the nation’ and recorded tapes of his confidential conversations.

The PTI chief, whereas referring to a column of journalist Javed Chaudhry and a video log of TV host Aftab Iqbal, implied that the revelations made in each items make it clear that the ex-army chief violated his oath and an inquiry may authenticate the identical.

Imran additionally questioned Gen Bajwa’s position in managing the Nationwide Accountability Bureau (NAB), saying “the military itself is a division below the Ministry of Defence and civilian official autonomous establishments don’t come below navy management”.

The then-opposition accused NAB of finishing up political victimization within the guise of ‘accountability’ however the ex-premier has now alleged that it was the military chief who was allegedly controlling NAB. Additionally, in 2020, the PTI authorities had proudly taken credit score of NAB’s efficiency because it had included it in its two-year efficiency report.

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Within the letter, Imran has knowledgeable the president that some “very disturbing data” has now come into the general public area whereby it’s clear that Gen Bajwa as COAS violated his oath of workplace repeatedly. “In view of the violations recognized beneath,” Imran acknowledged, “I’d request you as supreme commander of the armed forces to institute a direct inquiry in opposition to him.”

Subsequently, Imran stated that Bajwa has admitted to journalist Javed Chaudhry that “we” (and it will be crucial to determine from him who the “we” was in reference to) thought-about Imran harmful to the nation if he continued to remain in energy.

“The query that arises is who gave him the facility to resolve that an elected PM was supposedly a ‘hazard to the nation if he continued to remain in energy,'” Imran questioned. “Solely the folks, by elections, can resolve who they wish to elect as PM,” he added, “taking such a proper on himself is in clear violation of his oath as given in Third Schedule Article 244 of the structure.”

As well as, Imran maintained that whatever the deserves of Bajwa’s claims on this case, he has additionally admitted that “he managed to get the NAB case in opposition to Shaukat Tarin dismissed, revealing that NAB was below his management”. Once more, Imran identified that this can be a clear violation of the constitutional oath as the military is a division below the defence ministry and civilian official autonomous establishments don’t fall below the navy’s management.

Furthermore, Imran whereas referring to Aftab Iqbal’s vlog acknowledged that Gen Bajwa advised Iqbal in a dialog that he had tapes of the then PM Imran Khan’s conversations with him. “This can be a severe violation once more of his oath and a violation of basic human rights,” Imran advised the president, “the query is why and below what authorization was Gen Bajwa recording confidential conversations?”

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Moreover, Imran continued, “one other severe violation of his oath was dedicated when Common Bajwa publicly went in opposition to the then authorities’s coverage of sustaining neutrality within the Russia-Ukraine warfare.” Imran recalled that Bajwa did it at a global convention in Islamabad on April 2, 2022 – the Islamabad Safety Convention.

Imran identified that the federal government’s coverage was arrived at after growing a consensus of all stakeholders, together with the ministry of overseas affairs, and retired diplomats who had the related expertise and had been space specialists.

Lastly, Imran contended that Chapter II of the Structure describes the mandate of the armed forces and particularly refers to Articles 243 (Command of Armed Forces) and 244 (Oath of Armed Forces).

Due to this fact, he urged, “it’s your constitutional obligation as president and supreme commander of the armed forces to take speedy motion and institute an inquiry in order to determine whether or not such grave violations of the structure and oath of workplace below the structure have taken place.”

Although the letter was written on February 14, the official on the presidency stated that no motion has to date been taken and particulars can be shared with the media when any motion takes place.