Imran Khan claims Gen (retd) Bajwa sought Aleem Khan's appointment as CM Punjab

 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran speaks during an interview with a private channel in Lahore on December 12, 2022.

Imran Khan on Saturday claimed that former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa asked him to replace Usman Buzdar with Aleem Khan as Punjab chief minister.Talking to a private news channel, the PTI chief said, “Gen (retd) Bajwa used to ask me to appoint Aleem Khan as Punjab CM.”

The ex-prime minister said that he informed Gen (retd) Bajwa that Aleem had a lot of allegations levelled against him, and that, in light of those claims, he couldn't appoint him as the chief minister.