Sher Afzal Marwat says his cap was bugged

Member National Assembly (MNA) and recently expelled former member of PTI, Sher Afzal Marwat has claimed that he has recovered hidden cameras from his office and even his cap was bugged. 

In an inclusive interview with a digital media outlet, Marwat stated on Wednesday, “We have removed cameras four to five times [from office]. If it were to be searched again, at least one camera might be discovered. A device was also found in the cap I used to wear.”

On being asked about accusations that he and Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur are close to the establishment, the maverick leader dismissed the allegations, saying, “It is the same as if I accuse you [the interviewer] of being close to the establishment.”

“I believe that after Imran Khan, Ali Amin has the most cases registered against him,” Marwat said, alleging that during custody, Gandapur’s toenails were removed and his hair was cut. 

When asked who he believes is responsible for the November 26 protest crackdown against demonstrators in Islamabad, Marwat blamed Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi along with the establishment. 

Asked if Gandapur can be replaced as CM KP, given that Junaid Akbar was recently appointed as the province's party president, Marwat said that Gandapur arranged all the rallies that they had staged in the past and lamented that all political parties, including Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), hate him owing to his association with PTI.

He reiterated that the ex-Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, with the assistance of former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, wrongfully removed PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif from power in 2017.

When informed that Imran Khan has opposing opinions about Sharif's removal, Marwat responded, “I am a lawyer; my opinion will always be with the law.”

He was then asked if he would resign from parliament if Imran Khan demanded it. The KP firebrand said that he had announced earlier that he would resign as parliamentarian if Imran Khan asked for it. 

Last week, PTI issued the notification of Marwat’s expulsion on X (formerly Twitter), which reads, “Further to the Show Cause Notice issued to Mr Sher Afzal Marwat and his subsequent reply, the party has considered his reply and also his actions subject to the Show Cause notice.”

 
“Taking both these aspects into consideration and on the instructions of Founding Chairman Imran Khan, Mr. Sher Afzal Marwat is being expelled from the party with immediate effect.”

Marwat concluded by saying, “I'm fed up with this kind of politics; maybe I won’t even stay in Pakistan.”