‘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.