As God is my testimony, I refused to sign the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 or the Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 because I did not agree with them. To render the bills ineffective, I instructed my workers to return them unsigned within the allotted period. I repeatedly asked them if they had been returned, and each time I received a positive response.
However I have found out today that my staff undermined my will and command. As Allah knows all, He will forgive IA. But I ask forgiveness from those who will be affected,” Pakistan President Arif Alvi wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The president tweeted that he asked his staff to return the bills unsigned within the stipulated time to make them ineffective.
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