Pakistan Sacks Six Army Officers over Corruption

Local Editor

Pakistan has sacked six high-ranking army officers, including two generals, who were convicted of being involved in corruption.

A lieutenant-general, a major-general, three brigadiers and a colonel were dismissed on Thursday after a court found them guilty of corruption, said Pakistani officials on condition of anonymity.

The officials did not give further information about the trial and the corruption cases, but declared that the six did not receive prison sentences.

According to local media, the officers were only stripped off some military benefits, except for pension and medical ones.

The move came two days after Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif said corruption had to be uprooted amid the fight against terrorism.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team