ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is abuzz with speculation that at least two more top aides of Prime Minister Imran Khan are likely to be shown the door after Eid-ul-Azha.
The two aides occupy Ministries situated on the third and fourth floor of Block A, Pakistan Secretariat - offices of Petroleum Division are situated on the third floor whereas Commerce Ministry is housed on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors.
Prime Minister's two aides - Nadeem Babar and Abdul Razak Dawood are businessmen and have business interests in different sectors.
Insiders claim that import of different non-medical items from India under garb of life saving drugs was made possible by both Abdul Razak Dawood, Commerce Advisor and Dr. Zafar Mirza, Prime Minister's erstwhile Special Assistant on National Health Services and Regulations, who was removed from office on Wednesday. This has fuelled speculation that Dawood would be the next man out - a man who was also questioned by the Sugar Inquiry Commission which termed his arguments unsatisfactory.
However, another viewpoint is that Dawood is very close to the Prime Minister and has extended substantial financial support to him in his philanthropic activities including running of Shaukat Khannum cancer hospital, NUML University in Mianwali and now under construction Spiritual University in Gujar Khan.
Nadeem Babar, who has stakes in energy sector since long, is also very close to the Prime Minister as well.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020