Pakistan military arrests three ex-officers after former spy chief held in graft case


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  • Thursday, 15 Aug 2024

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military has arrested three retired officers in connection with the previous arrest of the country's former spy chief, Faiz Hameed, related to a corruption case, the military said on Thursday.

"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," the military said in a statement.

(Reporting by Gibran Peshimam; Writing by Shivam Patel)

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