COAS endorses punishment to one civil, two army officers

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday endorsed punishment to one civil and two army officers on the charges of espionage/leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security.

The officers were tried under Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and Official Secret Act by separate Field General Court Martial (FGCM) for separate cases, said a press release issued here by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Those who were awarded punishment include:-

1.Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal (Retired) - Awarded 14 years rigorous imprisonment.

2.Brigadier Raja Rizwan (Retired) - Awarded Death Sentence.

3.Doctor Wasim Akram (Employed at Sensitive Organization) - Awarded Death Sentence.