Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief General Bajwa before ouster: Reports

Hours after ouster, Imran's close aide's house was raided and his family's mobile phones were confiscated

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Imran Khan (Photo: Reuters)
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2 min read Last Updated : Apr 10 2022 | 11:02 PM IST
As the people of Pakistan woke up to a new dawn on Sunday, the details of the gruelling and murky political activities in the preceding day and night have emerged, showing the country may have averted a damning showdown between ousted prime minister Imran Khan and the powerful Army.
 
According to various media reports, Imran made a botched attempt to replace Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in order to bring someone more pliant and sympathetic to his idea of “foreign conspiracy” and cling on to power.
 
Imran’s aide raided
 
Hours after ouster, Imran’s close aide’s house was raided and his family’s mobile phones were confiscated, the PTI has alleged.
Dr Arsalan Khalid had worked as the focal person for Khan on the digital media team since 2019. He had spearheaded the social media campaigns for multiple historic events, including the Digital Media Campaign for General Election 2018.
 
Pak Immigration authorities on high alert
 
Pakistan's premier investigation agency FIA has put its immigration staff at all international airports on high alert with a directive to stop any government official linked to the Imran Khan regime from travelling abroad without a No-Objection Certificate, a media report said.
 
FIA officer probing against Sharif goes on leave
 
A top officer of Pakistan's top investigative agency who was probing the PKR 14 billion money laundering charges against Shehbaz Sharif has gone on leave for indefinite period.

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Topics :Imran KhanGeneral Qamar Javed BajwaPakistan Shahbaz Sharif

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