Brigadier Ali Khan (Retd) was released from Adiala jail after completing five years of rigorous imprisonment awarded by a military court for having links with a banned outfit Hizbut Tahrir, according to a private channel. Ali Khan, who was arrested in 2011, faced charges of conspiring with four other officers and a British member of the Hizbut Tahrir to recruit officers to the group including the commander of army's 111 Brigade - which covers the capital and has been historically linked to the military coups.
The four other officers who were also convicted included Major Inayat Aziz, Major Iftikhar, Major Sohail Akbar and Major Jawad Baseer. Major Sohail Akbar was awarded three years of (rigorous imprisonment) RI while Major Jawad Baseer was sentenced to two years RI, whereas Major Inayat Aziz and Major Iftikhar have been awarded one year six months RI each.