Faiz Hameed submits reply to dharna commission, denies allegations of conspiracy against govt

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Ex-spy master Faiz Hameed was in touch with over 50 politicians, mostly from PTI

ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General Retired Faiz Hameed has submitted a reply to the Faizabad Dharna Commission.

According to sources, former DGISI Faiz Hameed answered the questions asked by the commission.

According to the sources, Faiz Hameed said in response that in the sit-in held in 2017, he had negotiated with Tehreek Labeek Pakistan on the instructions of the then government.

According to sources, Faiz Hameed said in his reply that in 2017, a cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, in which Intelligence chief Naveed Mukhtar and the military leadership also participated.

Sources say that Faiz Hameed denied the allegations of conspiring against the government.

It should be noted that Faizabad Dharna Commission is working under the leadership of Dr. Akhtar Ali Shah, former IG Tahir Alam and Khushal Khan are also present in the commission.

Earlier last year, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif had called for court-martial of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) DG Lt-Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed for conspiring to topple the PML-N government and backing Imran Khan’s government for four years.

In an exclusive interview with Wenews, Maryam Nawaz said the former DG ISI should face consequences for his extra-constitutional actions to prevent anyone from repeating such misconduct in the future.