Lt. General Resigns After Allegedly Clashing With Army Chief Over Election Rigging Claims

Lt. General Ayman Bilal Safdar resigned after allegedly accusing the Pakistani army of election rigging at a conference in March 2024.

Independent journalists claim Safdar was forced to resign by Army Chief Asim Munir after standing up to him over political differences.

Safdar was a top contender for the role of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and commanded the Central Command and Mangla Corps.

His resignation is seen as controversial since he did not align with Asim Munir's thinking and was sidelined.

In 2021, Safdar courted controversy by claiming China deployed him to crush the Balochistan freedom movement.