Ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed Finds Probe Relief

In a detailed report submitted to the government and the Supreme Court, the Faizabad Sit-In Inquiry Commission concluded that there was no substantial evidence implicating any institution in the controversial sit-in. The report clarified that the former intelligence chief, General (retired) Faiz Hameed, acted according to governmental directives throughout the incident.

Comprising former AIG KP Dr. Akhtar Ali Shah, ex-IG Tahir Alam, and Khushhal Khan, the commission produced a 243-page document. It attributed the failure to disperse the protesters primarily to the administration led by then Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, though he was not directly named in the document.

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The investigation absolved former DG ISI Lt Gen (retired) Faiz Hameed and former DG Rangers Maj Gen Naveed Azhar Hayat of direct involvement in the sit-in. The report included testimonies from various significant figures such as ex-Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, current IB chief Fawad Asadullah, and others.

It highlighted the Punjab government’s reluctance to confront the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to preserve its electoral base. Notably, the only dissenting statement regarding Hameed came from former PEMRA Chairman Absar Alam.

The commission advised creating a code of conduct for intelligence agencies, suggesting that the Intelligence Bureau handle internal security, while military intelligence should avoid engaging in civilian matters.