Nawaz was not in favour of no-confidence move: Irfan Siddiqui
“Instead, Nawaz Sharif believed that if allowed to continue, Imran Khan’s government would ultimately self-destruct," says Siddiqui
Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a close confidant and advisor to former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, made some revealing statements on two private TV channels and disclosed that Nawaz Sharif was not in favour of a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, despite the widespread public discontentment with his government.
“Instead, Nawaz Sharif believed that if allowed to continue, Imran Khan’s government would ultimately self-destruct under the weight of its own anti-people policies,” he disclosed during an interview with two private channels.
“It was also decided that Shehbaz Sharif would resign in May, but the bullying tactics of Imran Khan forced the PDM to revise their plans,” he said. Furthermore, Senator Siddiqui clarified that while 90% of the revelations attributed to General (R) Qamar Javed Bajwa by journalist Shahid Maitla were accurate but the claim that he had written Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s “farewell speech” was false.
The senator also reiterated that General (Retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa was seeking an extension beyond November 2022 and that some senior leaders of PMLN had also advised Nawaz Sharif to consider the request. “However, Nawaz Sharif remained steadfast in his belief that there should be no question of even one day’s extension,” he said.
Irfan Siddiqui revealed that even in 2019, Nawaz Sharif was vehemently against the extension of General Bajwa and the associated legislation. “Immense pressure from some members of Muslim League-Nawaz persuaded him to accept the decision as a temporary measure, but Sharif to this day, considers the extension to have been a wrong decision,” he said.
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