Hours after former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid was formally indicted on multiple charges, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, his party tried to distance him from the matter saying that he had nothing to do with the case.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday, the former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been booked for various offenses including involvement in political activities and violation of the Official Secrets Act. is facing
The media affairs wing of the army said that on August 12, a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) process was initiated against the retired general under the provisions of the Pakistan Army Act.
Addressing. Geo News On Tuesday, a central leader of the former ruling party clarified: “The party has already said that the charge sheet against Gen (r) Faiz is an internal matter of the army.”
Barrister Gauhar said the PTI had nothing to do with the matter, adding: “The Army operates under its own rules and regulations, under which it conducts trials.”
Reacting to the arrest of General Faiz, the former prime minister, who was removed from office by a parliamentary vote in 2022, said an open trial would benefit and promote the country.
The former prime minister said this during an informal interaction with journalists at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on August 21, where he has been imprisoned for more than a year in various cases. From corruption to terrorism.
If the army wants accountability of General Faiz. [then] It should go ahead and do it,” Khan said, adding that it was an internal army matter.
Welcoming this development, the former prime minister said that it is good that the army has started the process of internal accountability. He, however, urged the military to ensure that the accountability process should be across the board.
In today’s media talk, Barrister Gohar, while answering a question regarding the recently announced civil disobedience movement by the party, said that the upcoming anti-government movement is the call of Imran Khan, the founder of the party, and on it. They will be talked to.
It may be mentioned here that the jailed founder of the party warned the government on December 6 that he would launch a “civil disobedience” movement if his demands, including a judicial inquiry into a crackdown on party supporters, were not met. will start