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Islamabad (Manend News) Three retired military personnel were taken into military custody for their alleged connection with court martial proceedings against former spymaster Faiz Hameed for his alleged involvement in victimising the owner of a private housing society, the military’s media affairs wing said in a press release on Thursday.
In an unprecedented step, the army on Monday announced Gen Hameed’s arrest, the previous head of the premier Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, on allegations of violating the Army Act. According to a source, Gen Hameed was taken into custody a few days back from Rawalpindi when he was summoned for a meeting by a senior military official.
The move, prompted by allegations of misconduct levelled by the owner of a private housing society, shattered the long-standing perception that spy chiefs were untouchable in the country where generals have long wielded unparalleled influence.
The army cited a November 2023 directive from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, which instructed Kanwar Moeez Khan, owner of Islamabad’s Top City housing society, to seek redressal of grievances against Gen Hameed through relevant channels, including the Ministry of Defence, as the basis for initiating action against the former spymaster.
According to the statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) today, three retired officers were under military custody for “actions prejudicial to military discipline”.
“In connection with the FGCM proceedings of Lt Gen (Retd) Faiz Hameed, three retired officers are also in military custody for their actions prejudicial to military discipline,” the statement said.
“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.”
Upon the announcement of Gen Hameed’s court-martial, the government had hailed the military’s decision to uphold the rule of law. On the other hand, the PTI preferred to stay rather reserved over the matter.
PTI founder Imran Khan distanced the party from Hameed, with whom he had close ties, a day after the latter’s arrest and termed the issue the “army’s internal matter.