Mohsin Habib Warraich, considered a close aide and confidante of former spy chief Lt Gen (retired) Faiz Hameed, has allegedly left Pakistan to travel to the UK. Some quarters have speculated that Mohsin left Pakistan ostensibly to evade any potential investigation linked to the military trial of the powerful general by his institution on charges of corruption and abuse of power. Mohsin is the son of former national assembly member and Federal Defence Production Minister Major (retired) Habibullah Warraich.
He was allegedly a central figure in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam worth over Rs2 billion. From 2010 onwards, he lived in exile in London for several years until Lt Gen Faiz Hameed paved the way for his return to Pakistan sometime in the last decade but not before allegedly guaranteeing his safety and protection from the government over his legal troubles. Mohsin is believed to have managed many business dealings for the retired Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief from 2014 to the present.
Sources within Pakistan's security setup claimed that Mohsin had allegedly travelled to London via Dubai. They added that the security services were keen to speak to Mohsin about the ongoing investigations into Lt Gen Faiz Hameed's activities, who is accused of abusing his power and raiding a private property development business in Islamabad while working at ISI. Building trust It is believed that Mohsin and the former spy chief became close when the latter was a.