Former Pakistani intelligence chief Faiz Hameed has been charged with involvement in political actions, misuse of presidency authority and sources and violation of the Official Secrets and techniques Act, the army mentioned on Tuesday.
The retired lieutenant basic has been in army custody because the opening of army court docket proceedings in opposition to him in August.
The assertion mentioned Hameed would even be investigated in reference to assaults on a variety of Pakistani army installations in Could 2023 by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Khan and dozens of his occasion leaders and supporters have been indicted final week by an anti-terrorism court docket on costs of inciting supporters to assault army installations. Khan and his associates have denied the allegations.
Hamid served below Khan as ISI chief from 2019 to 2021. Their connections brought about tensions between Khan and military chief Common Qamar Javed Bajwa that led to the previous worldwide cricket star's ouster in 2022, analysts say .