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| After Gen Faiz Hamid, three more retired servicemen taken into military custody |
| 2024-08-16 |
| [GEO.TV] In connection with the Field General Court Martial (FGCM) proceedings of Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hamid, three more retired officers have been taken into military custody, the army’s media wing said on Thursday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) added that the retired officers were arrested for their actions prejudicial to military discipline. "Further investigations of certain retired officers and their accomplices for fomenting instability at the behest of and in collusion with vested political interests are continuing," it also said. Moreover, sources told Geo News that two of the officers in the military custody were of brigadier rank and one was of colonel rank. The two retired brigadiers have been identified as Ghaffar and Naeem while the retired colonel’s name is Asim, they said, adding that they worked as messengers between a political party and the ex-spymaster. The two brigadiers, alleged of facilitation, hailed from Chakwal, the sources further said. MORE ARRESTS TO FOLLOW Addressing a presser in Islamabad today, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar hinted at more arrests after three more servicemen were taken into custody "No one can be allowed to put the country's security at stake," he said. The minister went on to say that Lt Gen (retd) Faiz's actions were guided by PTI founder's "wish" and the former prime minister was "leading them all". "All of it was being done at the behest of PTI founder. All of them are those people who damaged the country conniving with the anarchic group," he said, adding that accountability was needed for whatever this group had done. |
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