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  • ‘Death sentence on the cards for Gen (r) Faiz Hameed,’ claims journalist

    ‘Death sentence on the cards for Gen (r) Faiz Hameed,’ claims journalist

    Journalist Syed Imran Shafqat on Thursday claimed that ex-spymaster General (retd) Faiz Hameed can face the maximum punishment, which, according to Shafqat, is the “death penalty” for his alleged role as the “mastermind” behind the May 9 riots.

    Appearing on the Hum News programme FAISLA AAP KA, Imran Shafqat predicted that former Chief Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) General (retd) Faiz Hameed’s trial will conclude in November or December.

    Previously, senior journalist Nusrat Javed said on ARY News on November 13, “I fear that General Faiz Hameed might be sentenced before November 24.”


    It should be noted here that Imran Khan announced the “final call” for protests on November 24 for a protest in Islamabad.

    “This is the moment when you will have to decide whether you want to live under martial law or live with freedom,” Aleema Khan narrates hee brother’s message while speaking to journalists at Adiala Jail Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

    Shafqat, ruling out a possible military trial of Imran Khan, stated: “No one intends to conduct a military trial of Imran Khan.”

    Imran was taken into custody by paramilitary Rangers at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 9 in connection with the Al Qadir Trust case. 

    Protests erupted in major cities, including Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Multan, and Quetta, with protestors harming army installations. 

    Rioters stormed the residence of the Corps Commander in Lahore and laid siege to a gate of the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

    The military’s spokesperson, in a press conference in May 2024, made it clear there would be no moving forward without a sincere apology from the PTI and a public repudiation of “the politics of anarchy and hate”.

    However, the incarcerated party founder was released on May 12 when the IHC restricted authorities from arresting him in any legal matter.

    Afterwards, Khan was arrested from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, shortly after his conviction in the Toshakhana case on August 5 last year, where he was sentenced to three years for illegally selling state gifts and has been detained since then on multiple charges, including the £190 million reference and a new Toshakhana case.

    Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan’s wife, was released on bail in the ToshaKhana case after being incarcerated for nine months in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi.

  • Gen Faiz Hameed got Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed: Nadeem Afzal Chan

    Gen Faiz Hameed got Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed: Nadeem Afzal Chan

    In an interesting development, former Member National Assembly (MNA) Nadeem Afzal Chan has revealed that ex-spymaster General (retd) Faiz Hameed had influenced the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan in 2020.

    Appearing on the Hum News programme FAISLA AAP KA, Nadeem Afzal Chan stated that the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, on the suggestion of General Faiz Hameed, appointed Sikandar Sultan Raja as CEC of the Election Commission Pakistan. 

    “PTI initially approved the name of Fazal Abbas Maken for CEC, upon which all political parties, including Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and PPP, had a consensus,” the former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Coordination said.

    Chan stated that the government withdrew Fazal Abbas Maken’s name for the CEC post following Maiken’s “refusal to fulfil the demands and needs” that were put forth by the former DG ISI General Faiz Hameed.

    “I will remain free and fair in elections,” Afzal Chan quoted Maiken’s reply to Faiz Hameed.

    PTI government, on January 24, 2020, appointed Sikandar Sultan Raja, a retired bureaucrat, as Chief Election Commissioner for a five-year term.

    Responding to General Faiz Hameed’s demands that were put before Fazal Abbas Maiken, Chan specified that the demands were intended to “favour PTI in Form 47.”


    Imran Khan then forwarded the name on January 15, 2020, in a letter to President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif. 

    The then Premiere suggested the names of three former federal secretaries — Jamil Ahmed, Fazal Abbas Maken and Sikandar Sultan Raja.

    However, former Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif proposed former Attorney General Irfan Qadir, Nasir Mehmood Khosa, brother of former chief justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa, and Akhlaq Ahmed Tarar, a former federal secretary, for the top poll body slot.

    Nadeem Afzal Chan further stated that Imran Khan was also against the appointment of Babar Sattar and Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri as judges.

  • ‘General Faiz Hameed to face Court Martial,’ says Faisal Vawda

    ‘General Faiz Hameed to face Court Martial,’ says Faisal Vawda

    Senator Faisal Vawda has said that former Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) chief General (r) Faiz Hameed will face court martial and the punishment he deserves, come what may.

    “He [Faiz] will not only be court-martialed but will also be sentenced,” Vawda said while appearing on Samaa’s Nadeem Malik Live.

    “Others will also be punished,” Vawda added.

    He went on to point out the rift between leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and said that a “forward bloc had already formed within the party”.

    Responding to senior journalist and analyst Nadeem Malik’s question about who was going to be the leader of PTI’s forward bloc, Vawda said that it was exactly what the intra-party dispute was about. “Selection has already been done,” he claimed.

    Faiz’s Court Martial

    Lt Gen Faiz Hameed was arrested on charges of abusing his powers and raiding a private property development business during his time as head of the ISI. He led the ISI during founder PTI Imran Khan’s administration, from 2019 to 2021, before taking early retirement in December 2022.

    According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, court martial proceedings against the former spymaster were initiated based on “concrete evidence” following a detailed probe.

    In a 48-minute media briefing last month, the ISPR chief had said that Gen Faiz’s court-martial was an example of the military’s self-accountability.

  • Supreme Court seeks record of housing scheme linked to Gen Faiz Hameed

    Supreme Court seeks record of housing scheme linked to Gen Faiz Hameed

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan has instructed Capital Development Authority (CDA) to provide a complete record of the illegal ‘Northridge Housing Society’ in the C-12 sector of Islamabad.

    The society, which infringes on the Margalla Hills National Park, is allegedly linked to former spymaster Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed, Dawn News reported.

    During the hearing of the contempt of court petition for violating the Supreme Court June 11 order, Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) counsel Barrister Umer Ijaz Gillani told the court, “As per my client’s instructions, the owner of the society has a very close relationship with Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed.”

    The apex court’s June 11 verdict ordered the relocation of the restaurants from the National Park in Islamabad, including Monal, within three months.

    Barrister Gillani cleared that he couldn’t prove the ownership as he didn’t have any documents.

    A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa ordered the CDA and Chief Commissioner to prepare the complete ownership record of the housing society.

  • Gen Faiz Hameed gifted luxury car to TTP chief, reveals Azaz Syed

    Gen Faiz Hameed gifted luxury car to TTP chief, reveals Azaz Syed

    Former spymaster General Faiz Hameed gifted a brand new bulletproof car to the Chief of terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali Mehsud, a step taken allegedly to win his confidence amid negotiation.

    Veteran journalist Azaz Syed took to his YouTube show Talk SHOCK to reveal that TTP head Mehsud presented three demands to ex-spymaster Gen Faiz during the tenure of the government led by founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan. One of the demands was to settle forty thousand families, including militants, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

    The second demand was to abolish the merger status of the Federal Administrative Tribal Area (FATA) with KP, while the third demand was to provide TTP with six billion rupees of financial support.

    However, the state resisted the financial demand, expressing concern about the possible use of financial aid against Pakistan in terror activities.

    Azaz further revealed that Gen Faiz urged Mehsud to have friendly relationships with the state of Pakistan, to which Mehsud sarcastically responded, saying that they are not as isolated as Pakistan in terms of cordial relations with border countries.

  • ‘Gen Faiz Hameed may face trial under official Secrets Act,’ claims Absar Alam

    ‘Gen Faiz Hameed may face trial under official Secrets Act,’ claims Absar Alam

    Former Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Absar Alam has revealed details about the possibility of an official Secrets Act trial of former spymaster General (retd) Faiz Hameed.

    Absar claimed on a Samaa podcast that data containing information about journalists, politicians, bureaucrats, judges, army generals, and intelligence agencies’ sensitive information had been recovered by the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) during a raid from General (retd) Faiz Hameed’s house.

    Alam revealed that Gen Faiz was in constant contact with the Chief Minister (CM) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Ali Amin Gandapur, and Faiz controlled the KP province before May 9.

    He added, “On May 9, allegedly, a decision was made by the Faiz network with trained attackers to assault a sensitive building full of sophisticated weapons, which ultimately failed.”

    “Which serving employees constantly leaked information about the Corp Commander meeting?” Absar questioned.

    “Faiz did mutiny for personal gain on May 9,” he concluded.