A founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Abdul Samad Yaqoob, revealed on Mansoor Ali Khan’s August 25 podcast that former ISI chief Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed was Imran Khan’s choice for the next Army chief, calling it “an open secret.”
On August 12, Gen Faiz was taken into custody by the military over allegations of misuse of authority and court martial proceedings were started against him.
The former Prime Minister had repeatedly stated that he did not intend to appoint Gen Faiz as the next army chief even though the duo had good relations.
Yaqoob stated, “Would Khan have nominated Gen Asim Munir for the chief position if he were the Prime Minister? No, he would not have chosen him. It is an open secret.”
