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Pakistan Tightens Accountability With Ex-ISI Chief’s Sentencing, Punjab Protest Bill and KP Jail Reforms

Leaders present the week’s actions as evidence of institutional self-scrutiny reinforcing public-order policy.

Overview

  • Minister Bilal Azhar Kiani said former ISI chief Faiz Hameed was sentenced after a 15‑month legal process on four charges, calling it an example of military self‑accountability.
  • A retired colonel, Inam‑ur‑Rehman, alleged vehicles and devices were seized in the case and claimed Hameed gifted cars to ex–chief justice Saqib Nisar and his son, assertions reported on TV and not independently verified.
  • Punjab introduced a Police Order amendment to create a Riot Management Unit and make violent protesters liable for damages, with the measure referred to a committee for two months before any final vote.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister announced a two‑month sentence remission, new funding for facilities, and steps including prison solarization and a digital complaints cell following a visit to Peshawar Central Jail.
  • In Qasoor, police reported a DNA match to a victim’s maternal uncle in a sexual‑assault case and arrested the suspect after a previously accused constable was acquitted.