🔴 Startling Story: Omer Farouk Adam claims that Gen Bajwa abused his power & used spying charge to punish Gen Javed Iqbal for discussing / dissenting the extension plan!
Mentions that Gen Sarfraz (killed in copter crash) was aware of the case & there are other similar cases.
Mentions that Gen Sarfraz (killed in copter crash) was aware of the case & there are other similar cases.
Omer Farouk Adam (who comes from a decorated military family and is serving as Gen Iqbal lawyer) made these claims in an interview with Rauf Klara.
Klasra makes a poor attempt at probing further about the motivation and concludes that one word of extension 'unleashed a storm’ whereas Adam hints that there is much more depth concerning the extension plan as this was the only info that was about the future.
Adam explains that other charges are about sharing publicly known historical info (including sharing CV!) to think tank and war games ppl despite Gen Iqbal getting permission to do. Some of these approvals were even directly from Gen Bajwa.
The background of the story is that eye-brows were raised when Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal was given a life sentence for spying in 2019 by Gen Bajwa. Even the BBC story hints that "Qamar Javed Bajwa "endorsed" their sentences".
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
In the interview, it is mentioned that while the spying investigation had not completed, GHQ told chosen journalists that Gen. Iqbal will be sentenced as if it is already decided!
When the new COAS Asim Munir started, his first order was to pardon Gen Iqbal as he was well aware of the case.
business-standard.com/article/intern…
It is concerning that Adam also mentions that the late Gen Sarfraz was also aware of the case...
business-standard.com/article/intern…
It is concerning that Adam also mentions that the late Gen Sarfraz was also aware of the case...
If these claims of false charges by Bajwa are true, it hints that Gen Bajwa did not have any qualms about putting a military senior under the bus to further his ambition and doctrine. Where does that leave a journalist like Arshaf Sharif?
One reason the spying charges seem false are that Bajwa was feeling guilty and trying to reduce the sentence despite the severity of charges.
Despite this alleged abuse of power, it is funny that Bajwa used this treason arrest as PR to show that just like Imran Khan, he was trying to ensure accountability in his domain!
If the spying charges are even partially true then it raises serious questions why COAS Asim Munir pardoned Gen Iqbal.
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