Khawaja Asif holds ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed responsible for Nawaz’s ouster, says more charges to come
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday held ex-spymaster Faiz Hameed responsible for the ouster of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2017, adding that more charges against him were to come soon.
Addressing a press conference in Sialkot, the defence minister said, “A former head of ISI has been convicted in a trial that ran for 15 months; there are still other charges on which legal proceedings will be initiated soon.”
The defence minister assailed the former spymaster, alleging that it was “under the supervision of Faiz Hameed that Nawaz Sharif was removed from his position and cases were initiated against him […] to bring Imran into power.”
He said that Hameed, along with his “partner” Imran, was responsible for causing “significant damage” to the country. Asif also said that Hameed was “in charge of project Imran”, highlighting the 2018 general elections.
“Faiz was the most important part of that government,” the minister stated.
He recalled that during PTI’s tenure, the ex-spymaster facilitated the “imprisonment of opponents”.
“He used to threaten and imprison political opponents,” he said, stressing that Imran’s “vision” was materialised through Hameed. The minister alleged that Hameed’s main beneficiary was Imran.
More to follow.
