After Gen. (R) Faiz Hamid, three more retired servicemen taken into military custody

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Faiz Hamid makes gestures while speaking with Afghan journalists. Screen capture/Twitter

Officers detained in relation to the Faiz Hamid case: ISPR.
claims that the acts of the servicemen were detrimental to military discipline.
adds to the ongoing inquiries into specific retired policemen.

Rawalpindi: Three more retired officers have been placed under military arrest in relation to Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hamid's Field General Court Martial (FGCM) proceedings, the army's media wing announced on Thursday.

The retired officers were detained for their conduct that were detrimental to military discipline, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
It further stated that "investigations into specific retired officers and their associates for inciting unrest at the request of and in cooperation with vested political interests are ongoing."

Additionally, sources told Geo News that one of the commanders in military custody was a colonel and two of the officers were brigadier level.

They added that the retired colonel's name is Asim and that the two retired brigadiers, Ghaffar and Naeem, served as go-betweens for a political party and the former spymaster.

The sources added that the two brigadiers who were accused of facilitation were from Chakwal.

According to them, eight persons—including retired officers—have been detained thus far in relation to Gen. Faiz's legal procedures.

There will be more arrests after this.
After three more military were brought into custody today, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar hinted at additional arrests during a press briefing in Islamabad.

"No one can be allowed to put the country's security at stake," he stated.

The minister continued by saying that the previous prime minister was "leading them all" and that Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Faiz's acts were motivated by the "wish" of the PTI founder.

"The founder of PTI ordered all of this to be done. "Those who conspired with the anarchic group to damage the country are all of them," he declared, stressing the necessity for accountability for whatever this group had done.

As the investigations progress and more identities come to light, Tarar promised that additional arrests would come.

He continued, "There is no pardon for hurting the nation."

The arrest of Gen. Faiz
On August 12, the ISPR announced that Gen. Faiz had been arrested by the army on charges of allegedly robbing a private housing society's owner of assets and stealing land.

"Complying with the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a detailed court of inquiry was undertaken by the Pakistan Army to ascertain the correctness of complaints in Top City Case made against Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Faiz Hamid," according to the ISPR.

As a result, the ISPR announced that the former spymaster had been subject to proper disciplinary punishment in accordance with the Pakistan Army Act.

It also stated that the former general, who held the position of corps commander in Peshawar, had been found to have violated the Pakistan Army Act on several occasions after retirement.

The ISPR had stated in the communiqué that "Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Faiz Hamid has been taken into military custody and the process of Field General Court Martial has been initiated."

The former ISI director general (DG) was charged with land grabbing and assets theft during a raid in a petition filed with the Supreme Court by the CEO of a housing society, which led to the arrest.

The petitioner requested action against the former DG ISI in a plea submitted in November 2023 to the human rights cell (HRC) of the supreme court.

The applicant had claimed that Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Hamid, who was then serving in the armed services and working with the ISI, had abused his position and that crimes against the applicant and his family had been committed on his orders, according to the written decision the bench had issued.

Members of the Pakistan Rangers and the ISI raided the applicant's home and business offices in Punjab; they detained the applicant and his family; they stole the applicant's personal belongings; they stole the applicant's business assets; and (5) they made the applicant transfer ownership of his company, Dynast Associate/Top City Housing Scheme, into the names of his nominees.

had fabricated complaints filed against the applicant, his family, and his workers; additionally, he, the people under his supervision, and the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) misused their official authority while serving in the armed forces.

The written order further stated that the learned additional attorney general (AAG) indicated that the applicant had a number of options for redress, including bringing the complaint/grievance before the Ministry of Defence because it concerns a time when the respondents were serving as officers in the Armed Forces, filing a criminal case, including one for malicious prosecution, filing a lawsuit for damages, or doing all of these.

had fabricated complaints filed against the applicant, his family, and his workers; additionally, he, the people under his supervision, and the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) misused their official authority while serving in the armed forces.

The written order further stated that the learned additional attorney general (AAG) indicated that the applicant had a number of options for redress, including bringing the complaint/grievance before the Ministry of Defence because it concerns a time when the respondents were serving as officers in the Armed Forces, filing a criminal case, including one for malicious prosecution, filing a lawsuit for damages, or doing all of these.

The ex-DG ISI had served as Peshawar and Bahawalpur corps commander before his retirement.