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Some generals, ex-COAS Bajwa played ‘active role’ in ousting PTI govt, claims Fawad

January 7, 2023

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that “some army generals, as well as ex-chief Gen [Qamar Javed] Bajwa were actively involved in sending the PTI government home”. The former information minister made the claim during a BBC HardTalk interview yesterday. When host Stephen Sackur challenged Chaudhry about how the military helped PTI come to power, the former minister insisted that his party came …

52pc rise in terror attacks since regime change, claims Fawad

December 2, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhary on Thursday said that terrorism incidents in the country had increased by 52 per cent since “Operation Regime Change”, a euphemism his party uses to refer to the ouster of its government through a no-trust vote in April. Expressing grief over the loss of precious lives in Wednesday’s suicide attack near Quetta, …

Govt holds all the cards; no one from PTI would betray PM Imran, claims Fawad

March 14, 2022

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry exuded confidence on Monday in the face of the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the prime minister, saying “the government holds all the cards” and maintaining that no one from the ruling PTI would betray Imran Khan. Speaking to journalists at a press conference soon after the PTI’s core committee meeting, Chaudhry termed the three major oppositions leaders as …