PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Mashal Azam Yousafzai, was removed from her position on Friday, hours after she made an interview disclosing the D-Chowk protest controversy.
The Chief Minister’s Secretariat issued an official notification regarding her dismissal at the behest of CM Ali Amin Gandapur.
“Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has directed that Mashal Azam, Special Assistant to Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa may immediately be de-notified from the status of Special Assistant to Chief Minister,” the notification read.
She was an advisor to the KP CM Gandapur for Zakat, Ushr, Social Welfare, and Women Empowerment.
Mashal Yousafzai, who also serves as the spokesperson for Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, confirmed to a private media channel that she was removed from her role based on her interview.
During the interview with the same channel, Yousafzai alleged that “Bushra Bibi had been instructed by the party founder Imran Khan to proceed to D-Chowk during the ‘final call’ protest, how could she refuse?”
“Bushra was informed that Khan had instructed to stage a sit-in at Sangjani, but Bushra wanted to confirm directly from her husband,” she added.
Yousafzai clarified that Bibi didn’t want to return from the D-Chowk, adding that chemical splashes blurred her windshield, making it difficult for her to see.
“Consequently, the PTI founder’s wife had to switch her vehicle, and I was separated from her amidst the chaos during this time and after that, I’m not certain what exactly happened,” she told during an interview.
