Fazlur Rehman's claims about Faiz and Bajwa are contrary to facts

Fazal claimed that the PTI government had moved the no-confidence motion on the instructions of Qamar Javed Bajwa and Faiz Hamid.

Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman's claims regarding the ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion in 2022 have not only shocked everyone but his statements. Some questions have also been raised on the facts. The interview

In a TV interview on Thursday, Fazal claimed that the no-confidence motion against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was tabled on the instructions of former Army Chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and former spy Lt-Gen. (R) Faiz Hamid

A multi-party alliance led by Fazlur Rehman – the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – tabled a no-confidence motion in March 2022, which was passed by the National Assembly the following month, paving the way for a coalition government led by Shahbaz Sharif. was done Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN).

Sources revealed on Friday that Fazal referred to a meeting with General Bajwa on March 26, 2022, and that Hamid was neither serving in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) nor was he a part of that meeting at that time.

Sources also revealed that the JUIF chief along with General Bajwa and ISI Director General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum met Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other leaders.

Sources said the meeting took place at ISI Mess Margalla Road in Islamabad, adding that Lt Gen (retd) Hamid was posted as Corps Commander in Peshawar at the time.

Balochistan National Party (BNP) president Akhtar Mengal, Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) leader Shah Zain Bugti, and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also participated in the rally. .

Sources revealed that General Bajwa had asked the opposition leaders to withdraw the no-confidence motion against the PTI founder. Sources further said that "an offer was made that if the no-confidence motion was withdrawn, the then prime minister would resign and announce elections".

However, sources say that during the meeting, Bilawal and Fazlur Rehman opposed the proposal.

The then PDM chief claimed in an interview that "I was personally against the no-confidence motion [...] but if I said no despite the insistence of other parties, it would have given the impression that I Saved by "Founder of PTI".

Fazl also said: "When the PPP was running for no-confidence motion, Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid told me that I can do whatever I want, but within the system."

The JUI-F chief said Hamid told him he "cannot do anything outside the system" - meaning every move must be made inside Parliament, not on the streets.

"But I rejected their instructions," he said but noted that later, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), MQM-P, and others left the PTI-led government. .

"When he said [the anti-PTI] was now in the majority, I had to agree with him otherwise it would have been said that I helped save Imran Khan," said the JUI-F chief, who 8 The February elections have been ruled out. Results, said.