Khawaja Asif criticises arrest-first political victimisation
Speaking in Sialkot, the defence minister said civilian governments often detain people before fixing charges, citing his own detentions and Pakistan’s diplomatic role abroad.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told reporters in Sialkot that civilian governments often arrest people first and decide charges later.
He said he was jailed four times, including at Attock Fort under Pervez Musharraf, and spent six months in NAB custody in 2020.
His remarks come amid PML-N–PTI tensions and after emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11.
Asif said Pakistan is mediating on the Iran–US conflict under Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s leadership.
He urged Maulana Fazlur Rehman to revisit his political narrative and stressed educated youth for national development.