Former Pakistan ISI chief Faiz Hameed | Photo Credit: X/@ANI
a close associate Former Pakistan ISI chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameedwho has been in In custody of Pakistani Army According to a media report, a man who raised serious concerns over corruption and other changes has fled the country to avoid arrest.
Mohsin Habib Wariach, who is said to have managed major business deals for Gen Hameed in Pakistan and abroad, has reportedly fled to Britain. Sama TV Report.
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Several military officials and some civilians have been detained in connection with their alleged links with Hameed.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi neither confirmed nor denied reports of Mohsin Wariach leaving the country.
Gen Hameed is facing court martial proceedings for abusing his position to extort money from a private housing society and for his role in it. 9 May attacks on military establishments and its close ties with Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in jail is also being investigated.
Imran Khan feared that General Hameed could be used as a government witness against him so that he could be tried in a military court.
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Mr Warraich, the son of former federal minister retired Major Habibullah Warraich, had reportedly fled the country to the UK before Hameed’s arrest.
According to the report, Mr Wariach, the main man in the multi-billion rupee scam at National Insurance Company Limited, has been managing key business deals for Hameed since 2014. He was Hameed’s front man in securing business deals for the former spy chief.
Gen Hameed headed the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) during the Khan administration from 2019 to 2021 before taking premature retirement in December 2022.
Hameed was arrested following a complaint by a private property developer of alleged misuse of official authority.
According to the report, Wariach travelled around the world on Hameed’s behalf, acting as his de facto representative, negotiating and executing deals, often presenting himself as an arms dealer working for the Pakistani military.
It said, “Variak visited Russia at least once on behalf of Hameed to secure a major arms deal. Hameed, in fact, went further than simply confirming Variak’s role as the official representative of the Pakistan Army.”