Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed has stated that he will never enter politics.
According to The News, the former senior spymaster stated that all reports about his entering politics or joining the PTI were completely incorrect.
He claimed that he will not join politics after two-year bar nor later. A day earlier, a video went viral in which a former three-star officer of the Pakistan Army was encouraged to join the Imran Khan-led PTI by the local PTI leadership in Chakwal.
The video showed Hamid attending a gathering in his native village in Chakwal. In it, an unidentified person, addressing the gathering, praised the former spy chief for his services in the military and the development of the area.
Lt Gen Faiz retired from service after General Asim Munir took command of the Pakistan Army as the chief of army staff.
The former DG ISI had requested early retirement after the prime minister had approved Gen Asim Munir and Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza’s elevation to the four-star rank.
His application for early retirement was approved on December 2 after the Defence Ministry forwarded his request to the premier.
Lt Gen (retd) Faiz was promoted to the three-star rank in April 2019 and was appointed as the adjutant general at the General Headquarters (GHQ). Before his elevation, he was serving as the head of the Counter Intelligence Wing of the ISI.
In June of the same year, Lt Gen (retd) Faiz was posted as the director general of ISI, replacing Gen Asim Munir, the incumbent chief of army staff.
He also served as Bahawalpur Corps Commander. Previously, he served as commander of the Peshawar Corps for less than a year.
