PM Nawaz approves Mushahidullah Khan's resignation
The federal minister held a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has accepted the resignation of Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan.
Mushahidullah Khan held a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today (Monday) to give him explanation over his controversial interview to the BBC.
He had resigned from the post of Federal Minister for Climate Change a day after BBC Urdu published his interview in which he alleged that former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. Gen Zaheerul Islam Abbasi had tried to stage a coup during last year’s sit-ins by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek.
Mushahidullah had alleged that the intelligence agency Intelligence Bureau (IB) recorded some of the audio tapes of General Zaheerul Islam’s conversations in which he was directing some people how to spread chaos during the PTI sit-ins and then occupy the Prime Minister House.
He further said that the Prime Minister played those audio tapes before the Army Chief on the eve of August 28, 2014.
The Prime Minister’s spokesperson rebutted Mushahidullah’s claim and said no one had listened to any such tape nor was such tape presented to anyone.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had sought explanation from the minister over his controversial remarks.
According to sources, MNA Maryam Aurangzeb is expected to replace Mushahidullah Khan as the Federal Minister for Climate Change.
