Pakistan army chief sacks 12 officers for graft

April 21, 2016 16:02

Pakistan Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Thursday sacked 12 officers, including two generals, on charges of corruption. The unprecedented sackings came two days after Sharif called for "across-the-board accountability" to root out corruption from the country.

Among the officers who were dismissed were Lt Gen Obaidullah Khattak, a major general, five brigadiers, four colonels and a major. Sharif had waded into the Panama Papers leaks controversy on Tuesday, stressing the need for action against graft to ensure the country's prosperity.

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