Army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa endorsed the sentences.
Pakistan's army has sentenced a general to life imprisonment for spying and ordered the death penalty for a brigadier and a civilian officer convicted in the same case, a military statement said on Thursday.
Following a closed-door military trial, army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa endorsed the sentences on the three for espionage (and) leaking sensitive information to foreign agencies in detriment to national security," the statement said.
Retired Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal was jailed for a life term, meaning he will serve 14 years in prison under Pakistani law. Retired Brigadier Raja Rizwan was sentenced to death alongside Wasim Akram, a civilian doctor employed by an army organization.
The army did not give further details about the information that was allegedly leaked by the three men or say to whom it was disclosed.
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