ISLAMABAD – Former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen(r) Faiz Hameedlinkhassaid that he will never join politics.
The former top spymaster said that all speculations about him joiningpolitics or becoming part of PTI were totally false, reported The News.
He said that he would not join politics after two-year bar nor afterwards.A day earlier, a video had gone viral where the former three-star officerof the Pakistan Army was invited by the local PTI leadership in Chakwal tojoin the Imran Khan-led PTI.
The video showed Hamid attending a gathering in his native village inChakwal. In it, an unidentified person, addressing the gathering, praisedthe former spy chief for his services in the military and the developmentof the area.
Faiz Hameedlinkhadretired from service after General Asim Munirlinktookcommand of the Pakistan Army as the chief of army staff.
The former DG ISI had requested early retirement after the prime ministerhad approved Gen Asim Munirlink and Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirzalinkelevation to the four-star rank.
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His application for early retirement was approved on December 2 after theDefence Ministry forwarded his request to the premier.
Lt Gen (r) Faiz was promoted to the three-star rank in April 2019 and wasappointed as the adjutant general at the General Headquarters (GHQ). Beforehis elevation, he was serving as the head of the Counter Intelligence Wingof the ISI.
In June of the same year, Lt Gen (retd) Faiz was posted as the directorgeneral of ISI, replacing Gen Asim Munir, the incumbent chief of army staff.
He also served as Bahawalpur Corps Commander. Previously, he served ascommander of the Peshawar Corps for less than a year.