Khawaja Asif denies the resignation, viral tweet fake labels

Federal Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, speculation that he resigned on Thursday, calling for “completely false” complaints.

The leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) published a screenshot of a wire shared on X (formerly Twitter) by journalist Zubair Ali Khan claiming that ASIF had resigned from his power to power.

Marking the screenshot “Fake”, wrote Asif “with excuses, this gentleman expressed his wishes in this tweet, not reality”.

Khan said that the Asif resigned in response to an “intensified controversy surrounding the arrest of SIALKOT’s additional assistant’s additional income (ADCR) a few days ago for an alleged financial corruption”.

According to Zubair’s thread, “in the resignation submitted to Dr. Tauqeer Shah, advisor to the Prime Minister’s office, Khawaja Asif said that the ADCR should be released or that his resignation should be accepted.”

Khan also allegedly alleged that an “influential person” was involved in the arrest, someone who would have been subordinate in the Department of the Minister of Defense.

He then shared an update, also affirming that the Asif and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had held a meeting in Murrier, during which the president of the PML-N advised AIF to withdraw his resignation, and the Minister of Defense accepted.

“After the meeting, Khawaja Asif has become inaccessible; no minister or journalist is able to contact him. He has extinguished all his phone numbers and has moved to a non -disclosed place,” said Khan.

Rumors began after the Asif allegedly alleged that a large segment of the Pakistani bureaucracy was looking for refuge and citizenship in Portugal, taking billions of rupees with them.

In an article Tuesday, AIF wrote on X: “More than half of the bureaucracy of our dear homeland has already acquired a property in Portugal and is now preparing to guarantee citizenship”.

“These are eminent bureaucrats who, after having diverted billions, now enjoy a relaxed and retired life,” he wrote.

Commenting on politicians, AIF pointed out that they “feed on the leftovers and make noise, without having plots or hold foreign citizenship, because they are linked by the need to challenge the elections”.

He also alleged that “the key figure facilitating bureaucracy and other elites in obtaining a shelter in Portugal is Mr. Virk”.