Lt general Faiz Hameed, a former chief of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, has been arrested.
Hameed will face a court martial too and has been taken into military custody.
It’s unprecedented in Pakistan, a country that has been ruled by the military for over three decades.
And the ISI chief is considered the second most powerful military officer after the army chief.
The arrest was ordered by Pakistan’s supreme court in connection with a housing scheme scandal.
In a statement the Pakistani military said multiple violations of the Pakistan Army Act after Hameed's retirement had also been established.
In November last year, the apex court had said that allegations against Hameed were extremely serious and cannot be left unattended
Trouble began when Moeez Ahmed Khan, the owner of Top City, a private housing society in Islamabad, moved Supreme Court, accusing Hameed of misusing his authority.
The complaint said ISI officials raided the top city office and his house and seized valuables, including gold, diamonds and money.
The court referred the incident to the defence ministry and earlier this year the military reportedly formed an inquiry committee.
Hameed was director general of the ISI from 2019 to 2021 and was seen in Kabul soon after the Taliban seized power in 2021.
He’s considered close to former prime minister Imran Khan during whose rule Hameed was made the ISI boss.
There were disagreements between Imran and the military when the latter wanted Hameed shunted out but Khan was keen that he stay on as ISI chief.
The army eventually had its way.
Hameed took premature retirement in November 2022, four months before he was due to retire.
Now, he won’t have the luxury to decide on the road ahead.
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