Asim Bajwa is still proving very useful today: Asad Umar


Asad Umar, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Planning, says Lt. Gen. (R) Asim Bajwa's term of office has expired, but he is still proving to be very useful to me. I am very grateful to them for the help they are giving us today. "


In an interview with the BBC, the Federal Minister spoke in detail about the C-Pac Authority and the choice of Gilgit-Baltistan.


He said that it would not be appropriate to call the Gilgit-Baltistan elections the basis of the next general elections. Gilgit-Baltistan election is an important election and every party wants better results from there. But I don't think it's fair to say that this will be the basis for the next general election. "


It may be recalled that elections are going to be held on November 15 in the northern region of Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, in which the people of Gilgit-Baltistan want to bring local representatives to power through these elections so that the region can be truly represented.


Various political parties of Pakistan are also involved in this race.


In recent interviews with the BBC, leaders of the Pakistan People's Party and the Muslim League-Nawaz have accused their workers of trying to break up and rig the Gilgit-Baltistan elections.


Political alliances and women voters



Talking about the political alliance of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in these elections, he said, "Our main alliance was with the religious party Inter-Muslim. Our candidates will contest for 22 seats in the region, while inter-Muslim candidates are in the fray for two seats. But there have also been talks with independent candidates. There is no question of alliance with any other major political party.


On the other hand, he claimed that in the recent polls, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) election campaign is far ahead of other political parties. "So we hope the good news comes," he said.


One thing was heard during the election that women are not allowed to vote in Tangier district of Gilgit-Baltistan. What is the federal government doing to protect these women and to vote in elections?


In response to this question, Federal Minister Asad Omar said, "This is a fundamental right of every citizen. So whoever is stopping is talking illegal and unconstitutional. And it hurts democracy. There should be no compromise.


"Asim Bajwa is still proving very useful today"



Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar said, “Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Bajwa's term of office has expired but he is still proving to be very useful to me. I am very grateful to them for the help they are giving us today. "


In an interview with the BBC, Asad Omar said: "Asim Bajwa is still not receiving any compensation and he cannot make any decision. And the hope is that when this (C-Pack) bill is passed and becomes an authority again, at least that will be my choice. '


He further said that "Based on his performance so far, Asim Bajwa will prove to be a very good candidate."


Earlier in September, Lieutenant General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa had resigned from the post of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Information, which was not accepted by the Prime Minister. But then on October 12, Lieutenant General (R) Asim Bajwa resigned again from the post which was accepted.


As chairman of the Pak-China Economic Corridor Authority, he decided to continue his work. His position has been repeatedly challenged by opposition parties.


Asim Bajwa's decision came after journalist Ahmad Noorani in a report published in August accused him of not disclosing details about various assets around the world. Explaining this, Asim Bajwa also denied the allegations in detail.


In this regard, Federal Minister Asad Omar said, "First of all, there is no one left in politics who has not been accused. The allegations against him are not related to C-Pack. He has answered all the allegations. I don't want to go into whether these allegations are true or not, but Asim Bajwa has answered them.