Nadeem Afzal Chan, the former special assistant to ex-prime minister Imran Khan on parliamentary coordination, has declined to provide testimony against Khan in court, as reported in a video posted on his X account on Saturday.
Chan clarified that he had been summoned twice by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and had cooperated by sharing details of the cabinet discussions.
Despite revelations that two ministers and another former special assistant testified against Khan in the £190 million settlement case, Chan asserted that he will not testify in court against the PTI founder.
In the video, Chan mentioned that he had cautioned Khan about the credibility of Shehzad Akbar and had shared his concerns during the former prime minister’s tenure.
Despite Khan being in jail now, Chan expressed his reluctance to speak against someone facing oppression or incarceration, maintaining his stance of not testifying against a politician in court.
“When he [Khan] was in power, I used to tell him these things. However, he is in jail now and my school of thought is not that of talking against someone who is oppressed or incarcerated,” he stated.
“I am not ready to testify in court. I cannot testify against a politician,” he further said.
Three Former Ministers Testify Against Imran Khan In £190 Million Case
Meanwhile, in a significant development, at least two former ministers from Imran Khan’s federal cabinet and a former special assistant have testified against the former prime minister in the £190 million settlement case, according to sources.
Pervez Khattak, the ex-defence minister, Nadeem Afzal Chan, former SAPM on parliamentary coordination, and Zubaida Jalal, former minister of defence production, were among those who provided testimony against Imran Khan in the case. A total of 59 individuals emerged as witnesses against Khan, but notably, no minister from PTI’s ally MQM-P in the former government was among them.
