Major-general Athar Abbas

Authorities detained a senior officer serving at Pakistani army headquarters for suspected links with a banned militant group, the army spokesman said Tuesday. The announcement could be an attempt by the military to counter Western suspicions that it tolerates militant sympathizers within its ranks.

Authorities detained a senior officer serving at Pakistani army headquarters for suspected links with a banned militant group, the army spokesman said Tuesday. The announcement could be an attempt by the military to counter Western suspicions that it tolerates militant sympathizers within its ranks.