Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has been sacked from the post of special assistant on information and broadcasting to the Prime Minister Imran Khan.
PM Imran Khan on Monday appointed Asim Bajwa as a new special assistant for information, who is also serving as the chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA), appointed by the govt. on Nov 27, 2019.
As per the notification issued by the Cabinet Division, “The prime minister … has been pleased to appoint Lt Gen (Rtd) Asim Saleem Bajwa as special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, in [an] honorary capacity, with immediate effect”.
And the other notification intimidates that, “The prime minister has been pleased to remove Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan from the office of special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, with immediate effect.”
As per the emerging news, Firdous Ashiq lost a special assistant portfolio over corruption charges.
She also refuted news reports claiming she was removed from her office due to alleged corruption, terming them “concocted” and “baseless”.
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