Whenever there is talk of politics, the issue of corruption arises somewhere. But many such cases of corruption come to the fore that people get blown away. Something similar happened when the assets of General Aseem Salim Bajwa, who was made chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and his family were revealed after he retired. The Pakistan general has property worth trillions and is also the owner of 99 companies and 133 restaurants. The disclosure of this wealth of the General has caused a stir in Pakistani politics. A popular website in Pakistan, Fact Focus, has revealed this. Aseem Bajwa has also been a spokesman for the Pakistani Army.
According to the report, when General Bajwa was sworn in as a special advisor to Imran, he had no assets. He claimed in his affidavit that neither he nor his wife or any family member had any property outside Pakistan. Before joining the army, Bajwa worked as a delivery boy in a pizza company, and his brothers and other family members set up the chain of Papa John's Pizza Company. At that time, in 2002, Bajwa used to be a Lieutenant Colonel with the then Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf. Today, Bajwa's wife and her brothers own 133 pizza restaurants and own 99 companies. The current price of their restaurant is said to be around $ 40 million.
You would be surprised to know that Bajwa is among the very special people of Prime Minister Imran Khan and is his important advisor. Bajwa's role in Pakistan's best economic relations with China these days is important. Aseem Bajwa, the chairman of CPEC, has been created due to this skill and that is why China is investing billions of dollars in Pakistan. How important Bajwa is for Imran can be understood.
Bajwa's company is named Bajco Group of Companies and has significant branches outside Pakistan in the US, Canada, and UAE. They cost billions of rupees. Here, if we look at the recent news, Salim Bajwa is a very important character for Pakistan and also claims to give jobs to the common people.
As CPEC chairman, just two days ago, Bajwa has tweeted that more than 1100 new jobs are going to be provided to the youth of Pakistan with the help of China. He has said that Shanghai Electric Company has started functioning at a fast pace and youngsters from Pakistan can apply for more than 1100 jobs.
The way Bajwa has played an important role in bringing China closer to Pakistan, as well as having filled his family's treasury and surrounded by many allegations of corruption, the politics of Pakistan has started to get hot. The opposition has stepped up the demand to remove him.