Khalid Mansoor is appointed as special assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs resulting in resignation of Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa.
The government wanted to appoint somebody as the new head of CPEC matters that has more entrepreneur skills to deal with the Chinese companies, according to a senior government functionary.
The government did not want to make the changes before the Joint Cooperation Committee of the CPEC meeting, the sources said. The JCC was scheduled for July 16 but was postponed after an attack on Chinese nationals.
Soon after the PM’s decision, Bajwa took the Twitter to announce his decision to stepdown.
“I bow my head before Allah Almighty for giving me an opportunity to raise and steer the important institution of CPEC Authority as one window for all CPEC projects, charting the future direction,” Bajwa stated. It would not have been possible without full confidence and support of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government, he added.
