Former ISI chief Faiz Hameed awarded 14-year rigorous imprisonment

Former ISI chief Lt-General Faiz Hameed has been awarded 14-year rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of all charges filed against him including violation of the Official Secret Act and and misuse of authority, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

This was stated in a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Thursday.
The military’s media affairs wing said that the process of Field General Court Martial was initiated against Faiz Hameed on August 12, 2024 under provisions of the Pakistan Army Act, spreading over 15 months.

The ISPR statement said “The accused was tried on four charges related to engaging in political activities, violation of Official Secret Act detrimental to safety and interest of the state, misuse of authority and government resources and causing wrongful loss to persons.”

The statement said “After lengthy and laborious legal proceedings, the accused has been found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 14 years rigorous imprisonment.”

The statement said that the sentence was “promulgated on December 11, 2025”, adding the Field General Court Martial had complied with all legal provisions and Faiz Hameed was “afforded with all legal rights, including the rights of a defence team of his choice”.
The convict has the right of appeal at a relevant forum, the ISPR said and added the “involvement of the convict in fomenting vested political agitation and instability in cohorts with political elements and in certain other matters is separately being dealt with”.

The long-awaited verdict came about two months after ISPR Director General Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said, in response to a question about Faiz Hameed, that legal proceedings were ongoing and would come to a “logical conclusion”.

The DG ISPR at a presser in Peshawar on October 10 said “The Pakistan Army’s system of internal accountability does not work off allegations but facts and evidence. There is a process to it and anybody who is charged is given complete right to defend themselves and that time will be given and is being given, so we are not worried about any delay because we have to fulfil all the requirements of justice and process.”

Faiz Hameed, a former lieutenant general who served during the tenure of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was taken into custody in August 2024, and the military announced the initiation of FGCM proceedings against him on August 12 last year.

The move was prompted by allegations of misconduct levelled by the owner of a private housing society. 

In December 2024, a military court indicted Faiz Hameed on three accounts — engaging in political activities, violating anti-espionage laws, and abusing his authority. The indictment marked the start of the trial of the former intelligence chief before a FGCM.

At the time, the ISPR had said that “events related to creating agitation and unrest, leading to multiple incidents including, but not limited to May 9, 2023, for fomenting instability at the behest of and in collusion with vested political interests” were also being investigated.

Faiz Hameed was a staunch supporter of Imran Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote.

A general once seen as a contender for the prestigious post of army chief, Faiz Hameed took early retirement a few months after Imran Khan lost power.

He was later accused of "multiple instances" of violating of the Pakistan Army Act and stripped of all ranks.

Faiz Hameed was known to be close to the Afghan Taliban and, just days after their takeover in August 2021, said their return to power "would work out fine".

Reporter Ahmad Mansoor