Lt gen among others removed from service after May 9 probe, says DG ISPR

Rawalpindi: Director General Inter-Service Public Relations Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary said that May 9 incidents were conspiracy against the country, claiming that the strong evidences were found in this regard.

“The facilitators and those who were involved in May 9 incidents should be brought to justice,” said the DG ISPR while addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi on Monday.

The DG ISPR said three top level officers of Pakistan Army including a Lieutenant General have been dismissed from the services, while a strict action has also been taken against 15 officers including three Major Generals, and Seven Brigadiers.

He said the process of self-accountability is completed without any discrimination in Pakistan Army. He said a niece of a Four Star General, a Son-in-law of a Four Star General, wife of a Three Star General and wife of Four Star General and its Son-in-law are undergoing through the self-accountability process of Pakistan Army.

He said the standing military courts, already established under the Army Act are functional and so far trial of 102 miscreants are underway.

All these suspects had all the legal rights as they could hire their civil lawyers, approach the Lahore High Court and the Supreme Court against their sentences.

Responding to a question about the false flag, the DG ISPR said that May 9 incidents were done by the army and the agencies themselves were based on a poisonous mindset.  He said that there had been videos and the CCTV footages which showed the military installations were attacked soon after the arrest [of the PTI chief].

The DG ISPR said that the army had already spread its own agents in different places, raising a question that how the army itself could damage the sanctity of its own martyred.

“It all shows that there had been nothing except the fake and bogus propaganda of a political group,” he added.

The Director General Inter Services Public Relations, Major General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry has categorically stated that neither May 9th tragedy can be forgotten in the history of Pakistan nor its perpetrators, facilitators and abettors can be pardoned.

The DG ISPR he said those involved in this tragedy, irrespective of their affiliation with any institution, political party or group will be punished according to the law and the constitution.

The DG ISPR said Pakistan Army is in unison in the decision making and that Armed Forces of Pakistan and military leadership is cognizant of the elements, facilitators, plotter associated with the May 9 tragedy and also of their hidden agenda.  

He said those who would create hurdles in taking the process of accountability to its logical end would be dealt with iron hands with the support of Pakistani nation.

The DG ISPR the military has completed the process of self-accountability and two departmental inquiries, headed by the officers of Major General Rank, were initiated to probe into the violent incidents that took place in different Garrisons on May 9.

He said keeping in view the recommendations of that detailed and deliberated inquiry, it was decided to take stern action against those who failed to protect the security and sanctity of GHQ, different Garrisons, Jinnah House and the military installations.