Khawaja Asif meets Nawaz Sharif in the midst of resignation rumors

In the midst of rumors of his resignation, which he has vehemently denied, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif met with the president of PML-N, Nawaz Sharif, at his residence on Friday.

No statement was issued to the media regarding the content of their discussion. The defense minister recently caught public attention after attacking the bureaucracy, accusing her of unbridled corruption.

In a publication on Tuesday, Asif wrote in X: “More than half of the bureaucracy of our beloved homeland has already acquired properties in Portugal and is now preparing to ensure citizenship.” “These are prominent bureaucrats who, after embezzling billions, now enjoy a relaxed and retired life,” he wrote.

When commenting on politicians, Asif commented that “they feed on leftovers and make noise, without having plots or having foreign citizenship, because they are obliged by the need to dispute the elections.”
He also claimed that “the key figure facilitated by bureaucracy and other elites to obtain refuge in Portugal is Mr. Virk.”

“These are well -known bureaucrats. However, after devouring billions of rupees, they live comfortably in a retired life. One of Buzdar’s closest bureaucrats has collected four billion rupees in Salami for the weddings of their daughters and is now enjoying a retired life. Contest elections.

It is reported that Asif’s outburst was caused by the arrest of an additional attached commissioner (income) of Sialkot for graft charges. According to reports, this officer is close to him and his family.

After the controversy, rumors arose that Asif had presented his resignation, says he has since denied. However, your meeting with Nawaz at this critical situation is seen as an attempt to repair the fences between the party and the Federal Minister.

The unusually strong public reprimand of Asif, aimed at officials operating under the same political command, is interpreted as a sign of growing discord within the party. The efforts to get to the Minister of Defense of Comments were not successful.

It is pertinent to mention that, although Punjab is governed by the PML-N, the central government has little influence in the province. The region is effectively supervised by the de facto leader of the party, Maryam Nawaz, who operates independently as his own authority.