Speculations over joining politics, leading PTI totally false: Ex-ISI DG Faiz Hameed

Speculations over joining politics, leading PTI totally false, said Ex-ISI DG Faiz Hameed.

It’s been a while since the speculations were doing rounds that the former DG-ISI is likely to step into politics.

Addressing the speculation the retired general said that “I will not join politics after two-year bar nor afterwards.”

It all started after Pakistan’s former director-general of the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Faiz Hamid was recently spotted attending a political gathering of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in his hometown of Chakwal.

In a viral clip, the former three-star general can be seen sitting on a sofa as a local leader of the former ruling party openly invites him to join mainstream politics for the sake of the prosperity of his district and Pakistan as well.

Citing Gen Ret Hameed’s contributions during his service, PTI Chakwal’s vice-president Chaudhry Khursheed can be seen saying “you can still continue to serve our country in a better way.”

He added, “it’s God’s will as you could not make it to the most coveted post in the armed forces.”

However, the former spymaster did not say anything at the gathering, but only bows his head in a gesture of respect for the man who heaped praise on him.


The video clip has been doing rounds on social media, with many journalists sharing the said video in tweets as well, though the context of the meeting is yet to be confirmed independently

Lt Gen (retd) Faiz, who after the elevation of Gen Asim Munir as Army Chief took early retirement a few weeks ago.