ISLAMABAD: Sacked Secretary Defence Lt. General Naeem Khalid Lodhi has challenged his removal in Islamabad High Court , Geo News reported.The government on January 11 had terminated the contract of...
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January 17, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Sacked Secretary Defence Lt. General Naeem Khalid Lodhi (retd) has challenged his removal in Islamabad High Court (IHC), Geo News reported.
The government on January 11 had terminated the contract of Defence Secretary with immediate effect for "gross misconduct and illegal action".
A Prime Minister House statement issued said the Defence Secretary was sacked "for creating misunderstanding between the state institutions". Cabinet Secretary Nargis Sethi has been given additional charge of the Ministry of Defence.