ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday ratified death sentences for two, including a former army officer, and 14-year jail sentence for a retired general for espionage.

“General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) endorsed punishment to two Army and one civil officer on the charges of espionage/ leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

Those convicted and sentenced are retired Lt Gen Javed Iqbal, who was awarded 14-year rigorous imprisonment, retired Brig Raja Rizwan, and Dr Wasim Akram.

Raja Rizwan and Wasim Akram were awarded the death sentence.

The ISPR said the officers were tried under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and the Official Secret Act by separate Field General Court Martial for separate cases.

Published in Dawn, May 31st, 2019