Uproar over resignation of Pakistan Army Corps Commander, criticism of Army's role in elections

Pakistan Ayman Bilal Safdar resigns : There is turmoil in the Pakistani Army these days.

The resignation of Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal Safdar, who was among the contenders to become the Army Chief in the near future, has created a stir. Most of the media of Pakistan did not pay attention to this news, but the YouTubers of the country have started discussing it.

Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal has accused the Pakistani Army of being involved in the recent election turmoil. Pakistani YouTube channels have said that, 'He had made the above comment in the meeting of Corps Commanders of Pakistan Army held on 5 March 2024. ,

His comments angered current Army Chief General Asim Munir and created circumstances that Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal was forced to resign. Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal, who commanded the First Corps of the Pakistan Army, was scheduled to retire in 2027. Earlier, if the current Army Chief General Asim Munir had retired on time, Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal would have got a chance to become the Army Chief in 2025. However, YouTubers are claiming that since General Munir wanted to remain the army chief even after 2025, he forced Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal to resign.

Earlier, Imran Khan's party workers had vandalized the Army's Flag Staff House in Lahore and due to this, Lieutenant Salman Faiyaz Ghani was also dismissed from the post of Corps Commander. In this way, the turn of the second corps commander of Pakistan Army to leave the army has come in a year.

Pakistani journalist and convenor of Pakistan Democracy Forum Haider Mehdi has claimed that, 'I am the one who brought this incident to light. The fact is that Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal was removed from the post of Army First Corps Commander without any prior warning and he was ordered to report to the headquarters on 4 April. However, even before this he had resigned on 2 April. Which has been accepted by the Pakistani Army Chief and the President. Currently Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal is on a religious visit to Saudi Arabia.