In his remarks at an event in Sialkot on Saturday, Asif rejected the claims calling them baseless. He said, "No such proposal has been made, nor is there any pressure for his release."
"I am repeatedly asking what happened to the person [PTI founder Imran Khan] who did not want to shake hands with us [and is now desperately seeking dialogue with the government]," Asif said.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticized former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan for seeking help from the United States, Ary News reported.
Ahead of the December 23 verdict in the Al-Qadir Trust case involving Imran Khan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has again accused the former prime minister of financial corruption linked to the GBP 190 million case, renewing claims that Imran misappropriated funds for personal gain.
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said questioned the practicality of initiating talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf amid the protest from party demanding the release of its founder Imran Khan,
Passing constitutional reforms is not a "do or die" situation for the federal government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said, according to ARY News.
As Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif backed the Congress-NC alliance's stand on Article 370, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said no matter how much people try, the people of India will not allow to bring the provision back.
As Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif backed the Congress-NC alliance's stand on Article 370, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday called it "unfortunate" and said that Congress is standing with Pakistan.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Thursday attacked Congress after Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif backed the Congress-NC alliance's stand on Article 370 and questioned the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi about the reason behind the support he is getting from