An official of the ministry of climate change said that the Prime Minister had ordered Khan back from the Maldives and asked him to resign.
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A Pakistani government minister resigned on Saturday, officials said, after a controversial interview with the BBC in which he claimed the country’s former chief spy had conspired to stage a military coup past year.
Both the Prime Minister’s office and the military denied the claims soon after the interview was published on Friday, however, saying no such tapes existed.
The PTI leader said that if the allegations against the former ISI leader not proved as true, Mushahidullah should be fired from his job as the minister and ousted from the party. And when former ISI boss confirmed it, Gen. Raheel asked him to leave.
The PML-N stalwart claimed that the conspiracy was aimed at toppling not only the civilian government but also the military leadership.
Telling details of the decision, the minister said on August 31, IB and some other sources informed the government that two weapon-laden vehicles were moving towards PM House.
Mushahidullah claimed that the government was later informed that the weapon-laden vehicles cars captured by a Pakistan Army officer near the PM House.
He stressed that the prime minister should clear his stance by taking action against his ministers for levelling false allegations if he disagrees with them. PM Nawaz Sharif has sought explanation from Mushahidullah Khan over his statements.
Ullah Khan alleged that a civilian intelligence agency had recorded Zaheer-ul-Islam instructing protesters to cause chaos.
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Asim Bajwa, in a twitter post, said the news stories about presence of any such tape are completely baseless and that such rumors are highly unprofessional and irresponsible.
