ISLAMABAD: Former secretary defence says govt sacked him for not signing a government affidavit.
Former
Secretary Defence Naeem Khalid Lodhi said, “I was asked to sign an
affidavit on behalf of government which I refused to sign that’s why, I
was sacked. How I could sign an affidavit which was not mine”, Lodhi
explained. “I was dismissed without calling any explanation or serving
show cause notice”, he said.
Naeem Lodhi further said that he
was sacked without being given any reason by Prime Minister Gilani and
there was no show-cause notice issued nor was there any inquiry. The
former defence secretary said he only replied to questions asked by the
Supreme Court.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza
Gilani sacked the Defence Secretary, terming him responsible for gross
misconduct. He took the action after the ISPR released a press note in
which it stated that the country could face grave consequences in result
of the premier’s state regarding unconstitutional moves by the army
chief and ISI chief. Online
