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Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has hinted at extra arrests after retired military officers together with former chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hamid’s had been taken into army custody.
The army earlier this week introduced that the ex-director-general of ISI was taken into custody by the military over allegations of land grabbing and snatching valuables from the proprietor of a non-public housing society, and a technique of Field General Court Martial has been initiated in opposition to him.
Another three retired officers had been taken into army custody after Faiz’s arrest, the military’s media wing mentioned on Thursday.
Addressing a press convention in Islamabad right now (Saturday), Tarar mentioned that the army has its mechanism of self-accountability and up to date arrests had been carried out after clear investigations.
“Be it Saqib or Nisar, the scope of the investigation will develop as issues unfold after the arrest of Gen Faiz,” the minister mentioned whereas referring to former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, who was accused of favouring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.
Recently, rumours on social media claimed that ex-CJP Nisar fled to London and that he may very well be arrested within the wider inquiry associated to the arrest of the ex-spymaster however the former high choose rejected such speculations.
Speaking to Geo News, Nisar denounced the latest flurry of social media information that his absence could also be linked to the arrest of Gen Faiz and confirmed that he’s in London on the annual deliberate holidays.
Accusing the PTI founding chairman of hatching conspiracies in collusion with the detained former spy chief, Tarar mentioned that the cricketer-turned-politician had fostered the politics of chaos, anarchy and division within the nation.
“In collusion with Faiz Hamid, he [Khan] conspired to unfold unrest and labored in opposition to the integrity of the nation.
“All these folks had been concerned within the efforts of PTI’s founder to unfold chaos and anarchy within the nation because the ex-prime minister did politics of manipulation by nexus,” he mentioned.
The minister mentioned that Khan was a mastermind of the plot in opposition to the solidarity of the nation and that just lately arrested individuals had been his companions.
He additional requested as to who introduced again the terrorists within the nation, saying that the the founding chairman of PTI supported the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants resettlement to the nation.
Tarar mentioned that those that harmed the nation’s peace would meet their destiny and would even be delivered to e book no matter their standing.
He mentioned like Pakistan Army, different establishments must also begin the self-accountability course of.
On August 12, the army mentioned Gen Faiz had been arrested as a result of there have been “a number of cases of violation” of the Army Act by him after his retirement in December 2022. “The technique of Field General Court Martial has been initiated, and Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid has been taken into army custody,” it added.
The army mentioned it acted in opposition to the highest officer in accordance with the orders of the Supreme Court, which final yr known as for an investigation in opposition to him after a land growth firm known as Top City filed a petition, alleging he had acquired possession of some properties alongside along with his brother and had even blackmailed the corporate’s proprietor.
