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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Abid Hussain

Pakistan’s ex-ISI chief faces court martial after arrest in property case

Afghan nationals paint over a picture of Pakistan's ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed during a protest against Pakistan, in New Delhi, India [File: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – A former chief of Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency faces court martial following his arrest for alleged misconduct in a case related to a private housing scheme.

In a brief statement on Monday, the Pakistani military said it had arrested retired Lieutenant-General Faiz Hameed, the former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, to “ascertain the correctness” of complaints in a property case and “appropriate disciplinary action” was initiated against him.

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