Khawaja Asif denies the resignation, labels viral tweet fake

Federal Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, who was rejected on Thursday that he has withdrawn and termed the allegations “completely false”.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader published a screenshot of a thread shared on X (formerly Twitter) by journalist Zubair Ali Khan, who claimed Asif had withdrawn from his position in office.

Marking the “Fake” screen, wrote Asif, “with excuses this master has expressed his wishes in this tweet, not reality”.

Khan claimed that Asif had withdrawn in response to “intensified controversy about the arrest of the additional Deputy Commissioner Receipts (ADCR) for Sialkot a few days ago on charges of alleged financial corruption”.

According to Zubair’s thread, “in the resignation submitted to Dr. Tauqeer Shah, adviser to the Prime Minister’s office, Khawaja Asif, said that ADCR should either be released or his resignation should be accepted.”

Khan also claimed that an “influential person” was involved in the arrest, a person who was reportedly a subordinate to the Department of Defense.

Later, he shared an update and further claimed that Asif and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had held a meeting in Murree, where the PML-N president advised Asif to withdraw his resignation and the defense minister agreed.

“After the meeting, Khawaja Asif has become unavailable; neither any minister nor journalist is able to contact him. He has turned off all his phone numbers and moved to a non -revealed place,” Khan claimed.

Rumors began after Asif claimed that a large segment of Pakistan’s bureaucracy sought refuge and citizenship in Portugal and brought with it billions of rupees.

In a post on Tuesday, Asif wrote on X, “More than half of the bureaucracy in our dear homeland has already acquired property in Portugal and is now preparing to secure citizenship”.

“These are prominent bureaucrats who, after the subpoena of billions, now enjoy a relaxed, retired life,” he wrote.

In comments to politicians, Asif noticed that they “live off the remains and make noise, without owning grounds or holding foreign citizenship because they are bound by the need to compete elections”.

He also claimed that “the central number that facilitates the bureaucracy and other elites to get shelter in Portugal is Mr.