Tag: ISI

  • ‘General Faiz briefed opposition on Afghan govt talks to eliminate TTP, now PTI being blamed for terrorism,’ says Imran Khan

    ‘General Faiz briefed opposition on Afghan govt talks to eliminate TTP, now PTI being blamed for terrorism,’ says Imran Khan

    The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has allegedly said that former spymaster General Faiz Hameed was removed as the head of the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) in 2021 on the demand of former Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif.

    Speaking to journalists at Adiala jail, Khan said, “After America withdrew from Afghanistan in August, the PTI-led government started negotiations with the Afghan Taliban in September to terminate Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Afghan government was ready to cooperate with the government, and General Faiz also briefed the Opposition. But now the incumbent government is blaming PTI of terrorism.”

    He added, “In the PTI-led government, Intelligence agencies were busy stopping the terrorists, but now they are after the PTI leadership, which is increasing hate.”

    He remarked, “As soon as the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa retires, four constituencies will open, which will force the incumbent government to fall.”

    Responding to the PTI rally scheduled for September 8, he stated, “The rally will take place in Islamabad on September 8, and the whole nation must join it.”

  • How was Faiz Hameed arrested? Azaz Syed reveals interesting details

    How was Faiz Hameed arrested? Azaz Syed reveals interesting details

    Veteran journalist Azaz Syed has revealed how former spymaster General (retd) Faiz Hameed’s arrest took place.

    On his YouTube show Talk Shock, Azaz said that Superintendent Adiala jail Mohammad Akram had multiple phones, one of which was an outdated Chinese-made phone used to exchange messages between former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and the former Chief of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hameed.

    “The phone was so outdated that the latest technology that the intelligence agencies deployed could not initially trace its calls,” Azaz claims.

    He said that information was sent to intelligence that Mohammad Akram received calls from one number many times; after the number was checked, Faiz was apprehended, and intelligence agencies recovered the phone.

    He further revealed that “Former Chief Justice Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar was also contacted through these phones.”

    While commenting on Akram’s arrest, Syed predicted he would be a sworn witness against Imran Khan and Faiz Hameed.

    Azaz said, “It will be a confessional statement someday”.

    “When all evidence was showed to Faiz Hameed, he was shocked and disturbed”, Azaz claimed, adding that caught red-handed, he did not get the option to deny what he had done.

  • ‘Faiz was more Bajwa’s man than PTI’s’: Sher Afzal Marwat

    ‘Faiz was more Bajwa’s man than PTI’s’: Sher Afzal Marwat

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat has said that former spymaster General Faiz Hameed had harmed the party more than any good he did for it.

    Talking on Shahzeb Khanzada’s talk show on Geo News, Marwat said, ‘’Faiz Hameed’s role as DG Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) was to harass political opposition, prepare cases against them, put them behind bars and send references against incumbent Chief Justice Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa on Gen Bajwa’s decision.”

    ‘’Faiz was more Bajwa man than PTI and was working for his own benefit,’’ Marwat stated
    While talking about militants resettling in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Marwat claimed. ‘’it was not Imran Khan’s decision alone but the parliament’s, but setting them free after rehabilitation was a mistake.”

    ‘’We will show the High Court’s permission if the police file a case against them after the August 22 power show,’’ he concluded

  • Evidence exists of Faiz Hameed’s connection with PTI; journalist Umer Cheema claims

    Evidence exists of Faiz Hameed’s connection with PTI; journalist Umer Cheema claims

    Investigative journalist Umer Cheema and talk show host Muneeb Farooq have revealed startling details of former spymaster Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed’s links with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
    Cheema said that there is evidence that the General was connected with PTI even after his retirement.

    He further claimed that senior leaders of PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) conveyed messages from Peshawar to Bani Gala when Faiz Hameed was the Corp Commander of the city on Geo News’ Shahzaib Khanzada talk show.

    Muneeb Farooq recounted that in a sitting of powerful army officials, former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa said, “I dropped Gen Faiz Hameed’s name for the Position of (COAS) and insisted on not making Lieutenant Gen Asim Munir’s Army Chief.”
    He also said that if General Asim Muneer became army chief, Faiz Hameed would undoubtedly face a field court martial trial as there is clear evidence of his involvement in mutiny attempts.
    Muneeb also said that Faiz Hameed had a direct connection with PTI after his retirement, and the 9th May riots were the second attempt against incumbent Army Chief Asim Munir.

    “If Faiz Hameed proves guilty of sedition, he could be persecuted at an extreme level,” predicted Cheema

  • HRCP condemns government’s decision to allow phone tapping

    HRCP condemns government’s decision to allow phone tapping

    The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised concerns about the government’s “unconstitutional notification”, which gives immense power to security agencies to trace calls of any citizen.

    “HRCP is deeply concerned by the recent unconstitutional notification issued by the federal government giving intelligence personnel carte blanche to intercept and trace the calls of any citizen in the interest of ‘national security’,” the commission wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

    On Monday, the federal government gave the authority to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to trace the calls and messages of citizens to deal with terrorism in the country.

  • Federal Government authorises ISI to record, trace calls

    Federal Government authorises ISI to record, trace calls

    The federal government of Pakistan has granted permission to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency to intercept phone calls in the interest of national security across any telecommunications system, and apprehension of criminal activities.

    According to a government notification, ISI has been authorised to record phone calls under Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunication Act, 1996.

    The notification also grants the agency authority to trace messages and calls including WhatsApp calls, messages, and other applications.

    This authority is vested upon ISI officers of Grade 18 or above, subject to approval by the Prime Minister.

    On June 30, Justice Babar Sattar of the Islamabad High Court stated in the judgement of the Audio Leaks case of son of former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar and Bushra Bibi that any form of surveillance of citizens is illegal under the law, including the surveillance of four million citizens.

    The responsibility for this mass surveillance lies with the federal government, and the Prime Minister and the cabinet are collectively and individually accountable for it.

    The court order also expressed the expectation that the Prime Minister would seek reports from intelligence agencies and present the matter before the cabinet. The order further directed the Prime Minister to identify those responsible for implementing the lawful Interception Management System and conducting mass surveillance, with reports to be submitted by July 5.

  • PML-N’s Javed Latif wants re-polls in country

    PML-N’s Javed Latif wants re-polls in country

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Javed Latif has demanded a commission to probe recent and 2018 elections, urging the government to hold new polls in the country, Geo News reported on Monday.

    During the Geo New programme, “Naya Pakistan”, Javed Latif said that the current government came into power through an arrangement to block the way of Nawaz Sharif’s two-third majority.

    The PML-N leader raised questions on the no-confidence motion, alleging that those who don’t want stability in the country create an atmosphere to reduce Nawaz Sharif’s popularity and boost the reputation of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
     
    In doing all this, Gen (r) Qamar Javed Bajwa and former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed were on the same page, Latif blamed.

  • ‘Baat hogi tou sirf army chief aur DG ISI say’: Shehryar Afridi

    ‘Baat hogi tou sirf army chief aur DG ISI say’: Shehryar Afridi

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shehryar Afridi claimed on Friday that his party will soon hold dialogue with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI) instead of talking to individuals who he believes were rejected and reached parliament through Form 47.

    Afridi gave his statement during an interview with the Geo News show Naya Pakistan when he was asked for his opinion on how to achieve political stability in the country.
    The PTI stalwart criticized the PML-N led government, claiming that they are a group of “rejected people” who are being “controlled remotely” and got into parliament through “Form 47”. He also accused the ruling parties of being “backed by the establishment”.
    Responding to calls for reconciliation, he said that there was no benefit for the former ruling party to hold dialogues with the “people rejected by the nation”.

    “My leader doesn’t want any NRO. We want dialogue for the betterment of Pakistan,” Afridi said, adding that PTI founder Imran Khan wants to engage all stakeholders for a better country.

  • Petition filed against IHC judge who wrote the letter alleging interference

    In a surprising turn of events, a complaint has been filed with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against Islamabad High Court (IHC) Senior Puisne Judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, seeking his removal over alleged misconduct.

    The complainant, Waqas Malik Advocate, is a former secretary of the IHC Bar Association. He filed the complaint accusing the judge of pursuing an ‘anti-state agenda’ and also collusion with other judges.

    Justice Kayani is one of the six judges on March 27 wrote a scathing letter to SJC alleging deep meddling in judicial affairs by spy agencies.

    The letter had stirred a national controversy and even an inquiry commission was not enough when Justice Tassaduq Jillani refused to head the one-man commission.

    The Supreme Court took Suo Moto notice after Justice Jillani refused to head the commission.

    Coincidentally, the letter by IHC judges was followed by a series of threatening and poison-pen letters sent to judges of the higher judiciary by anonymous individuals.

  • Indian government involved in killing of Pakistani nationals

    Indian government involved in killing of Pakistani nationals

    The Indian government has been involved in killing people in Pakistan since its adoption of a recent strategy to eliminate threats to Indian governments on foreign soil.

    A report printed in The Guardian revealed that India’s foreign intelligence agency allegedly began killing ‘hostiles’ as part of its new national security strategy in 2019, after the Pulwama attack in India when it was decided in Indian security circles that they needed a pre-emptive strategy.

    Recently, intelligence officials in Pakistan claimed almost 20 killings have been committed by Indian government on Pakistani soil. Mostly, people related to the Khalistani movement or Kashmir militant groups, have been targeted.

    Indian officials also stated that their new rogue strategy was inspired by the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil. “What the Saudis did was very effective. You not only get rid of your enemy but send a chilling message, a warning to the people working against you,” he said.

    The killings in Pakistan are carried out by Indian intelligence sleeper cells in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). For instance, in the case of killing of Shahid Latif, the commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed, there were many failed attempts to kill him but ultimately it was an illiterate 20-year-old Pakistani who carried out the assassination in Pakistan in October, allegedly recruited by RAW in the UAE, where he was working for a minimal salary in an Amazon packing warehouse.