LAHORE – Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan on Monday rejected the allegations of former party leader Muhammad Zubair regarding meeting between PML-N incumbent President Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and former Army Chief General retired Qamar Javed Bajwa.
“Former General Qamar Javed Bajwa never met or even spoke to Nawaz Sharif on the phone,” said Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan during his interaction with the media.
The PA speaker challenged Muhammad Zubair to specify when and where the alleged meetings took place, adding that the parties involved had the right to take legal action against Zubair’s allegations.
He mentioned that PTI members demand the formation of a judicial commission to investigate Muhammad Zubair’s statements.
The Speaker of the Punjab Assembly remarked that the Operation Azm-e-Istahkam is being politicized. He emphasized that assemblies should be the solution to issues and noted that the nation had always united when faced with the threats. He recalled the National Action Plan, which yielded positive results in the past.
Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan also said that the opposition’s current behavior would be judged by history. He stressed that if Operation Azm-e-Istahkam succeeded, it would be a matter of national survival. He expressed reservations about military courts, stating he does not support them.
He added that unconventional methods are necessary to tackle issues like terrorism and that political parties need to work together. He strongly opposed the politics of sit-ins.
A few days ago, former PML-N leader Muhammad Zubair claimed on a private TV program that before the no-confidence motion led to the ousting of Imran Khan’s government, former General Qamar Javed Bajwa had met Nawaz Sharif in London and offered him another extension.
