Islamabad, Pakistan: Faiz Hameed, formerly Lieutenant General got 14 years rigorous imprisonment for flouting the rules, engaging in political activities, violation of Official Secret Act detrimental to safety and interest of the State, misuse of authority & government resources and causing wrongful loss to persons.
This is a historic decision with far reaching effects because in Pakistan there is a perception that rules are only for powerless and the military always protect men in uniform. This decision is loud and clear that rules are same for everybody, and military penalizes whosoever involve in wrong doings.
His involvement on May 9, 2023, vandalism and a mutiny kind of activities causing political agitation and instability in cahoots with political elements and in certain other matters is separately being dealt with and a separate decision may be announced in this regard once the process is completed.
On August 12, 2024, process of Field General Court Martial was initiated against Faiz Hameed, formerly Lieutenant General under provisions of Pakistan Army Act spreading over 15 months. 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 & government resources and causing wrongful loss to persons.
After lengthy and laborious legal proceedings, accused has been found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 14 years rigorous imprisonment by the Court which has been promulgated on 11 December 2025.
The Field General Court Martial complied with all legal provisions. The accused was afforded with all legal rights including rights of defence team of his choice. The convict has the right of appeal at relevant forum. Involvement of convict in fomenting vested political agitation and instability in cahoots with political elements and in certain other matters is separately being dealt with.
Islamabad Bureau adds
During the interrogation of Lt. Gen. (retd) Faiz Hameed, grave facts related to May 9, 2023, Black Day came out of the clouds. According to available information to DND News Agency, the false flag that was staged on November 3, 2022, in the form of a planned murderous attack on Imran Niazi near Muridke was a preamble for whatever happened after that. Information suggests that Faiz Hameed and Imran Niazi planned an attack on Imran Niazi to blame military officers and then Imran Niazi started the provocative speeches against the Pakistan Army, targeting two officers whose names were provided by Faiz Hameed.
It must be remembered that Faiz Hameed retired on December 10, 2022, but he continued planning to sabotage the reputation of his former institution and both also decided to attack police parties that were coming to arrest Imran Niazi in the Al-Qadir Trust case. After the arrest of Faiz Hameed, it has been revealed why and how in just a few hours more than two hundred places belonging to the Pakistan Army were attacked by PTI leaders and workers and the targets of vandalism were only military places. Such military sites, unknown to local citizens, were also brutally burned to ashes in a few hours.
The most important question related to the events of May 9 was how could PTI workers be so focused only on military-related buildings like Corps Commander House in Lahore, CSD and MES office in Lahore, ISI office in Faisalabad, FC Fort in Chakdara, GHQ Main Gate, Army Military History Institute, AFIC, Rahwali Gate in Gujranwala and Punjab Regimental Center in Mardan. It is further revealed that the PTI campaign against the Pakistan Army launched from abroad before May 9 was part of a strategy of Faiz Hameed because attacking army installations needed an extreme level of hatred among PTI followers and this hatred was created through an anti-army mentality campaign.
