INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army has court-martialed and sentenced two retired officers, Major Adil Farooq Raja and Capt Haider Mehdi, to 14 and
Both former officers, known for their YouTube campaigns in support of detained former PM Imran Khan, are unlikely to serve the sentence as
charges of inciting sedition among army personnel from discharge of duties and violation of the provisions of Official Secrets Act, 1923
ranks following the conviction and sentencing.The sentences are believed to be linked to the events of May 9, during the arrest of Imran
Khan, which led to widespread violence and attacks on key military installations
retired officers were declared fugitives and their personal properties were seized
In addition, bank accounts of both were frozen, passports cancelled, and their names added to the no-fly list.Reacting to the verdict, Raja
him without reinstating him and noted that after halting his pension and allowances, it had lost its right to reinstate him.
