Pakistani generals in corruption case From Zahid Hussain in Islamabad September 27 2000, The Times AT LEAST five retired Pakistani military chiefs will be investigated for corruption after allegations that they received billions of pounds in illegal commission for awarding defence contracts. Six purchases of military hardware since 1990 will be investigated by the National Accountability Bureau, which was set up by the military regime to expose alleged corruption by previous governments. “The magnitude of corruption runs into billions of dollars,” Farouk Adam Khan, the bureau prosecutor, said. Pakistan has sought the extradition from the US of Admiral Mansoorul Haq, a former naval chief charged with receiving bribes in the £900 million purchase of three submarines from France.