{"id":84440,"date":"2024-09-05T21:43:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T21:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/court-martial-against-gen-faiz-hameed-initiated-based-on-concrete-evidence-dg-ispr\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T21:43:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T21:43:39","slug":"court-martial-against-gen-faiz-hameed-initiated-based-on-concrete-evidence-dg-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/court-martial-against-gen-faiz-hameed-initiated-based-on-concrete-evidence-dg-ispr\/","title":{"rendered":"Court martial against Gen Faiz Hameed initiated based on concrete evidence: DG ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Court martial proceedings against former spymaster retired Lt Gen Faiz Hameed have been initiated based on \u201cconcrete evidence\u201d following a detailed probe, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military\u2019s spokesperson said the Pakistan Army had no political agenda as it believed in self-accountability.<\/p>\n<p>In a 48-minute media briefing, the DG ISPR spoke about Gen Faiz\u2019s court-martial as an example of the military\u2019s self-accountability, military operations in the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1855006\">deadly August 26 attacks<\/a> in Balochistan and Pakistan-Afghanistan ties, among other issues.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Gen Hameed\u2019s court-martial based on \u201cconcrete evidence\u201d following detailed probe<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Pakistan Army\u2019s self-accountability system \u201cextremely comprehensive, transparent and time-tested\u201d<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Officers against whom the army takes legal actions are entitled to their rights as per the law<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Deadly Balochistan attacks on Aug 26 carried out \u201con the directives of internal and external enemies and their enablers\u201d<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u201cFollowing a detailed inquiry based on concrete evidence, the Pakistan Army announced on August 12, 2024, that the relevant officer (Gen Faiz) had violated sections of the Army Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the army found Gen Hameed, who was arrested last month, to be involved in \u201cseveral instances of violation of the Army Act\u201d, following which the field general court-martial proceedings against the former spymaster were initiated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd34LIVE: ISPR Press Conference | Dawn News English\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aX3qm3ftAfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The move, prompted by allegations of misconduct levelled against Hameed by the owner of a private housing society, shattered the long-held perception that spy chiefs were untouchable in the country where generals have long wielded unparalleled influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pakistan Army believes in the process of self-accountability, and the process of self-accountability that the army follows is extremely comprehensive, transparent, and time-tested,\u201d DG Chaudhry said.<\/p>\n<p>He detailed that the process worked based on concrete evidence, adding that whenever there was a violation of the established laws and rules within the army, \u201cthis robust process of self-accountability speedily comes into effect without any discrimination\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said Gen Hameed\u2019s case was referred to the Pakistan Army through the defence ministry in light of a \u201cfull belief in the army\u2019s accountability process\u201d, following which the army ordered a \u201chigh-level court of inquiry\u201d into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a clear consensus within the army that it is a national, state-owned institution, which will be prevented from being used for the completion of goals related to specific political agendas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He further said: \u201cIt is important to know that if any person in the army works for personal interest or forwards a specific political agenda for personal benefit then the army\u2019s process of self-accountability kicks into action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While responding to a question later about the case of the former spymaster, the DG ISPR said: \u201cThe accusation is there on the retired officer that he crossed legal and constitutional bounds on the instruction of particular political elements for his personal interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the legal action taken against officers who violated the laws of the army, he said that all of them were entitled to their rights as per the law, such as appointing a lawyer of their choice and the right to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe case against Gen (Retd) Faiz Hameed testifies that the Pakistan Army takes violations carried out for personal and political purposes very seriously and takes immediate action, without discrimination, according to the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that such non-discriminatory self-accountability also persuades other institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DG ISPR further said that the armed forces were \u201cwell aware of their professional duties\u201d and affirmed that \u201cno compromise of any kind will be done on the national security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA secure Pakistan guarantees a strong Pakistan,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"balochistan-attacks\" href=\"#balochistan-attacks\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Balochistan attacks<\/h2>\n<p>Referring to the deadly August 26 terror attacks across Balochistan, the DG ISPR said they were carried out \u201con the directives of internal and external enemies and their enablers\u201d with the aim to impact Balochistan\u2019s peaceful environment and development by targeting innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>DG Chaudhry recalled that in response, the security forces eliminated 21 terrorists while 14 security personnel were martyred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that a sense of deprivation and state force is also found among the people of Balochistan, which certain elements exploit on external directives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey exploit it so that the ongoing development and public welfare process could be affected through fear and alarm,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The DG ISPR went on to say that those carrying out the attacks and those ordering them \u201chad no connection with Islam, humanity, Baloch tradition or actions\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"pak-army-leas-carry-out-130-operations-daily\" href=\"#pak-army-leas-carry-out-130-operations-daily\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Pak Army, LEAs carry out 130 operations daily<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking about the counterterrorism efforts in the country being carried out by the security forces, DG Chaudhry said 32,173 intelligence-based operations were conducted in the first eight months of the year, with 4,021 of them happening in the past month, leading to the neutralisation of 90 <em>khawarij<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Pakistan Army, police, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies \u201ccarry out more than 130 operations daily\u201d to eradicate terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Stating that 193 brave soldiers embraced martyrdom in the last eight months of 2024, the military\u2019s spokesperson asserted that the entire nation paid tribute to them and their bereaved families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe war against <em>Fitna al-Khawarij<\/em> and terrorism will continue till the eradication of the last <em>khariji<\/em> and terrorist,\u201d he vowed.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1850240\">declared<\/a> the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as <em>Fitna al-Khawarij<\/em> and all other terrorists associated with the group as <em>khariji<\/em> (outcasts).<\/p>\n<p>The ISPR official then detailed an \u201cimportant and successful operation\u201d carried out since August 20 in the Tirah valley against the TTP and proscribed organisations Lashkar-i-Islam and Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.<\/p>\n<p>Stating that the operations were based on accurate and solid information, he said 37 terrorists had been killed so far while 14 others were left injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose sent to hell also included highly wanted <em>khariji<\/em> leader Abuzar urf Saddam,\u201d DG Chaudhry said, adding that four brave soldiers embraced martyrdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch IBOs are the evidence of our security forces\u2019 bravery and determination to end the evil of terrorism,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"heightened-security-concerns\" href=\"#heightened-security-concerns\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Heightened security concerns<\/h2>\n<p>In the latest flare-up of violence, dozens of militants affiliated with the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1854776\/gun-grenade-attacks-in-balochistan\">launched numerous attacks<\/a> across Balochistan last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1855006\">killing at least 50<\/a>, including 14 security men.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1854971\">suicide attack<\/a> also took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s North Waziristan on August 26, killing four and injuring 15.<\/p>\n<p>Terrorist attacks across the country surged to 59 in August, compared to July\u2019s 38, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1856563\/terrorist-attacks-surge-to-59-in-august-from-38-in-july\">digital database<\/a> maintained by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), an Islamabad-based think-tank. The majority of the attacks occurred in KP and Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the deadly attacks, the country\u2019s leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1855483\">pledged<\/a> their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1855061\/interior-minister-mohsin-naqvi-visits-balochistan-day-after-attacks-vows-to-stand-behind-cm#:~:text=Naqvi%20vows%20support%20for%20CM%20Bugti\">full support<\/a> to the Balochistan government in combating terrorism, including financial support worth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1855751#:~:text=%E2%80%98Rs13bn%20allocated%20for%20governance%2C%20counterterrorism%E2%80%99\">Rs5 million<\/a> according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the military also sped up its counterterrorism operations in KP and Balochistan, which are the most hard-hit by militancy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:250px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1847479\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1855854#:~:text=during%20the%20last%2010%20days%2C%2037%20terrorists%20were%20killed\">Thirty-seven terrorists<\/a> were killed and 14 others suffered serious injuries in 10 days from August 20 onwards as security forces carried out an extensive operation, ISPR said previously.<\/p>\n<p>In a first Corps Commanders\u2019 Conference held since the Balochistan attacks, the military\u2019s top brass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1856682\/army-vows-to-not-let-hard-earned-successes-against-terrorism-be-wasted-in-wake-of-balochistan-attacks\">vowed<\/a> on Tuesday not to let \u201chard-earned successes\u201d against terrorism go wasted.<\/p>\n<p>It attributed the rise in terrorism to \u201cinimical forces, malicious actors, subversive proxies\u201d, and the \u201cfacilitators of external and internal adversaries\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court martial proceedings against former spymaster retired Lt Gen Faiz Hameed have been initiated based on \u201cconcrete evidence\u201d following a detailed probe, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military\u2019s spokesperson said the Pakistan Army had no political agenda as it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2024\/09\/051542145806a2a.jpg?r=162458","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}