Former Pak Army, ISI chiefs quizzed over 1990 election rigging

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : May 16 2018 | 11:50 PM IST

Former chiefs of the Pakistan Army and powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were today quizzed by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over their alleged involvement in the 1990 election rigging and distribution of money to politicians.

Former army chief Gen Aslam Beg and former ISI chief Lt Gen Asad Durrani appeared before a FIA committee tasked with the implementation of the Asghar Khan case verdict, according to official sources.

The sources did not share the nature of questions and answers but confirmed that the former top officers were quizzed.

The Supreme Court had last week tasked FIA to implement the court's 2012 verdict.

In 1996, retired Air Marshal Asghar Khan had filed a human rights petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, accusing the ISI of doling out money to a group of politicians

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First Published: May 16 2018 | 11:50 PM IST

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