#Gen. Faiz Hameed

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Explosive Details of Arrest & Court Martial of Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed || V...

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After former ISI chief's arrest, Three former Pakistan Army officers taken into military custody

ISLAMABAD — Three former Pakistan Army officers have been arrested by the military for their alleged connection with the court martial proceedings against former spymaster Lt Gen (retd.) Faiz Hameed, the army said on Thursday. Hameed, who served as director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 2019 to 2021, was arrested following action in the complaint of a private property…

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Pakistan’s Ex-Spy Chief, an Imran Khan Ally, Is Arrested

The arrest of Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed is the first time a current or former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency faces court-martial proceedings. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/world/asia/faiz-hameed-spy-chief-arrested-pakistan-imran-khan.html

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General Nadeem Ahmed Appointed As The Head Of ISI

General Nadeem Ahmed Appointed As The Head Of ISI

Gen. Nadeem replaces Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed as the head of the country’s premier intelligence agency. Including new appointments to the Karachi, Peshawar, and Gujranwala corps commanders.But the most important appointment was the change of command at ISI headquarters, often called Abpara. Prime Minister Imran Khan and the media wing of the army approved the appointment of DG confirmed the move in…

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No plan to pick next army chief: Imran Khan

No plan to pick next army chief: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he had no plan of picking the next army chief of his choice because “appointments against merit ruined institutions”, the media reported. Addressing an event here on Wednesday, the ousted premier reiterated that PML-N Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan had “confessed” the then opposition parties ganged up on him because he was planning to…

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Lt Gen Faiz Hameed assumes command of Peshawar Corps

Lt Gen Faiz Hameed assumes command of Peshawar Corps

Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood is handing over the command of Peshawar Corps to Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed. Photo: ISPR  Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed has assumed his new responsibilities as Peshawar Corps Commander.Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood hands over the command of Peshawar Corps to Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed.Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum was appointed the new DG ISI by Prime…

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Who is New DG ISI Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum?

Who is New DG ISI Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum?

New ISI Cheif Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum’s subordinates call him “Man with glacier brain but sharp reflexes”. According to media reports former IG FC & ex Corps Commander V (Karachi) Lt. Gen Nadeem Anjum has been appointed as the new Director General of Inter Services Intelligences (DG ISI) of Pakistan. Media reports further claimed that former DG ISI Lt Gen. Faiz Hameed has been posted as the Corps…

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Pakistan intelligence chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed reaches Kabul as Taliban set to announce government - Times of India

Pakistan intelligence chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed reaches Kabul as Taliban set to announce government – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid heavy fighting that is underway in Panjshir valley, Pakistan intelligence chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has arrived in Kabul leading a delegation of Pakistani officials on Saturday. Hameed’s arrival also comes ahead of the announcement of a new government formation by the Taliban. ANI quoted Pakistan journalist Hamza Azhar Salam as saying that Hameed is visiting Afghanistan at the…

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Pakistan’s ruling coalition hails arrest of former ISI chief Faiz Hameed in connection with a housing scheme scandal

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s ruling coalition has hailed the arrest of former ISI chief Lt Gen (retd.) Faiz Hameed in connection with a housing scheme scandal but jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party decided to stay neutral and termed it the army’s “internal matter”. Hameed served as the director general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 2019 to 2021, when Khan was prime minister and was…

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Time Magazine Covers Imran Khan’s ‘Astonishing Saga’

In a cover story for Time Magazine, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and Illegally Ousted Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has called for a “New Social Contract” to empower political institutions, lamenting that he was “Helpless” while in government because the Corrupt Army Chief did not “Think Corruption Was That Big a Deal.”

Titled “Imran Khan on his Plan to Return to Power,” the wide-ranging article outlines the year the ousted prime minister has spent out of power, highlighting the U.S.’s disenchantment with his rhetoric and his vague plans for Pakistan’s economic revival if he is re-elected. “Our economy has gone into a tailspin,” Khan tells author Charlie Campbell, claiming the country has the “worst economic indicators in our history.”

However, the article notes, this is unlikely to garner much sympathy from the West, which has been “put off” by Khan’s anti-American bluster and cozying up to autocrats and extremists, including the Taliban. Referring to his ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as his declaring Osama bin Laden a “Martyr” and praise for Beijing’s confinement of Uighur Muslims, it points to his “strong sense of grievance” over War Criminal U.S. President Joe Biden’s failure to call him after entering the White House. “Morality in foreign policy is reserved for powerful countries,” Khan tells Campbell in justification for his at-times contradictory positions.

Nonetheless, the article maintains, the PTI chief can “Legitimately Claim” to have democracy on his side, as poll numbers show his messaging is finding support among the masses. To counter this, it notes, the state has “Flirted” with the idea of detaining Khan—which the former prime minister claims is worse than a martial law—leading to at-times-violent clashes between his supporters and law enforcers. Adding to the intrigue, it states, is Khan’s continued insistence that he faces another assassination attempt after surviving an attack on his convoy in November that left him injured for months. “One bullet damaged a nerve so my foot is still recovering,” the PTI chief tells Campbell. “I have a problem walking for too long,” he adds.

With no end in sight to the confrontation between the government and Khan, Time magazine warns the confrontation could remain in the streets indefinitely. “Political Stability in Pakistan Comes Through Elections,” states Khan. “That Is The Starting Point For Economic Recovery,” he says, adding that “Never Has One Man Scared the ‘Corrupt To Their CoresEstablishment’ … As Much As Right Now.” He continues: “They Worry About How To Keep Me Out; The People How To Get Me Back In.”

Recalling that Khan has accused the U.S. of instigating his downfall through a “Regime Change Conspiracy,” the article posits that the “actual intrigue is purely Pakistani.” Highlighting Khan’s rift with the military after refusing to replace then-ISI chief Lt. Gen. (retd.) Faiz Hameed, it says this allowed the opposition to oust him through a no-confidence vote, which coupled with the assassination attempt on his life to boost his supporters’ “Sense of Injustice.” Khan, in the interview, claims the rift developed because of the military’s unwillingness to go after the Sharifs and Bhuttos for alleged corruption. But according to analysts, says Time, “it was Khan’s relentless taunting of the U.S. that torpedoed his relationship with the military, which remains much more interested in retaining good relations with Washington.”

While Khan has stressed to Time that “Criticizing U.S. Foreign Policy Does Not Make You Anti-American,” the articles makes it clear that Pakistan’s instability has raised the question of who actually “Wins” from supporting the country. Noting that Washington now prioritizes its ties with India due to Pakistan’s relationship with China, it cites the U.S. exit from Afghanistan as a key reason for this. “Lots of Americans in Washington say we lost the war in Afghanistan because the Pakistanis stabbed us in the back,” says Cameron Munter, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, who warns that Islamabad’s economic struggles have left a country “ripe for a Bolshevik revolution.”

According to Time, Pakistan’s current political instability comes amid devastating floods, runaway inflation, and resurgent cross-border terrorist attacks from neighboring Afghanistan. “It’s a country where rape and corruption are rife, and the economy hinges on unlocking a stalled IMF bailout, Pakistan’s 22nd since independence in 1947,” it states, noting inflation in March hit 47 percent year-over-year, as the rupee lost 54 percent of its value. This “new nadir” of the economy, as described by author Campbell, was triggered by Khan’s governance, which saw mismanagement that exacerbated global headwinds from the pandemic and soaring oil prices.

Stressing that the PTI-led government did little to address Pakistan’s fundamental structural issues of tax avoidance, it notes that the country has relied on foreign money to balance its budget and provide government services. “But if Khan recognized the problem, he did little to solve it,” it states, noting he was in an “uncommonly strong position” after 2018 with the backing of the military and progressives, as well as the tolerance of the Islamists. Now, it warns, he would be in a significantly weaker position to enact reforms if he were to return to power. Khan, meanwhile, has offered few details on his economic plan, merely reiterating his aim to turn Pakistan into an “Islamic Welfare State.”

Noting that Khan’s time in government saw Pakistan praised for its handling of the pandemic; the “Ten Billion Tree Tsunami” reforestation drive; the 2019 return of international test cricket, the article recalls that he also provoked outrage by saying the Taliban had “Broken the Shackles of Slavery” by taking back power—which he says was “Taken Out of Context”—and made various comments seen as misogynistic.

For now, states the article, many within the PTI fear that the government would declare the party a “Terrorist Organization” or ban it from politics. Ultimately, though, it says all sides are using the tools at their disposal to prevent their own demise: “Khan wields popular protest and the banner of democracy; the government has the courts and security apparatus.” The entire crisis, Campbell cites Khan as stating, can be resolved through elections. “The same people who tried to kill me are still sitting in power,” he says. “And they are petrified that if I got back [in] they would be held accountable. So they’re more dangerous.”

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I will never join politics: ex-ISI DG Faiz Hameed

I will never join politics: ex-ISI DG Faiz Hameed

Former ISI DG Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed has said that he will never join politics. Talking to The News on Thursday, the retired general said that all speculations about his joining politics or leading the PTI were totally false. “I will not join politics after two-year bar nor afterwards,” he categorically said. The retired general, who in the recent past had been widely discussed in the…

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‘They were afraid I would elevate Lt Gen Faiz to army chief,’ Imran Khan hits out at govt

‘They were afraid I would elevate Lt Gen Faiz to army chief,’ Imran Khan hits out at��govt

ISLAMABAD: The parties in the coalition government were “afraid” I would appoint Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed as the next army chief, PTI Chairman Imran Khan claimed Wednesday. The PTI chairman, while hitting out at the government during a seminar on “Regime Change Conspiracy and Pakistan’s Destabilization”, said: “They were afraid that I would appoint Lt Gen Faiz. They feared that if that…

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan approves appointment of Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as new ISI chief

Pakistan PM Imran Khan approves appointment of Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as new ISI chief

Image Source : FILE Pakistan PM Imran Khan approves appointment of Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as new ISI chief The Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday notified the appointment of Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as the new chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He will replace the incumbent Lt Gen Faiz Hameed from next month, Dawn reported. “The prime minister has seen and approved the appointment…

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Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum appointed DG ISI; notification issued

Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum has been appointed the new DG IS.

 Lt Gen Faiz Hameed will hold charge as the DG ISI till November 19 while Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum will take charge of the post by November 19.

The notification from the Prime Minister's Office had been awaited since nearly three weeks.

Lt Gen Anjum was a commander in Operation Zarb-e-Azb, and was posted inspector-general of the Frontier Corps Balochistan during Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad. He has also commandeered the V Corps Sindh.

Lt Gen Anjum is a graduate of the National Defense University, Islamabad and holds a master's degree from King's College London, the ISPR had earlier said.

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