Lt Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib was arrested by Islamabad police in the early hours of Monday on suspicion of inciting the public against national institutions.
According to sources, Lt Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib was apprehended at his residence in the federal capital by officers from the Ramna police station.
A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against the former army officer at the Ramna police station last evening following his television interview.
The FIR, numbered 150, was filed with Magistrate Awais Khan as the complainant.
According to police sources, the FIR was filed under sections 153A and 505 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
During his television interview, Shuaib, according to the FIR, incited people to revolt against institutions. He is currently in police custody at the police station’s lockup. This morning, police will bring him before a local court to seek his remand.
The former military officer had previously been summoned to appear before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on September 7th after making claims about a meeting between Pakistan’s prime minister and an Israeli team. He did not, however, appear before the FIA’s Cybercrimes Wing as requested.
According to Amjad Shuaib, the prime minister met with an Israeli delegation during a visit to a Gulf country.
