ISLAMABAD: While referring to the US cypher, President Dr Arif Alvi has said he is not convinced that a foreign conspiracy was hatched to oust PTI Chief Imran Khan from power. However, in the same breath he has called for a probe into the issue.
The president made the statement in an interview with a private news channel here on Monday.
The president called for a “broader consultation” on the appointment of the next chief of army staff (COAS) in November, when the current COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa retires.
President Alvi said he was impartial as the president of the country and his affiliation with the PTI was a thing from the past. “The party is my past. It is a very good past,” he said.
Dr Alvi said that there are so many problems in the country that “a maverick” alone could not solve them. Therefore, it is important that the political gulf is bridged, he said.
He said that a president could make efforts to bridge that gulf.
President Alvi recently called for improved diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the United States.
However, Dr Alvi said that he was not convinced about the claims that the United States hatched a conspiracy to dislodge Khan, though he demanded a probe.
