Residence Rawalpindi Religion Islam Organizations founded Brasstacks Occupation Political commentator Parents Zaman Hamid | Role Commentator Nationality Pakistan Name Zaid Hamid | |
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Known for BrassTacks TV Series: Takmeel-e-Pakistan Movement Education NED University of Engineering and Technology Books From Indus to Oxus: Memoirs TV shows BrassTacks with Zaid Hamid Similar People Hamid Mir, Hassan Nisar, Muhammad Iqbal, Shahid Masood, Tarek Fatah | ||
Other names Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid | ||
Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan are agents of RAW , Zaid Hamid
Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid (Urdu: سید زید الزمان حامد), better known as Zaid Hamid, is a Pakistani political commentator. His byline in newspaper articles has been Zaid Zaman.[1]
Contents
- Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan are agents of RAW Zaid Hamid
- Why did Kulbhushan Yadav have a passport with the name Hussain Mubarak Hussain
- Early life and education
- Political views
- TV show
- Criticism
- Arrest
- References
Why did Kulbhushan Yadav have a passport with the name Hussain Mubarak Hussain
Early life and education
Zaid was born in 1964. He is second of his four siblings. His father fought in 1965 and 1971 wars.
Political views
Through his TV programmes, Hamid has claimed that a nexus between RAW, Mossad and the CIA is responsible for the destabilization of Pakistan. He also claims that the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, were part of a plan hatched by "Hindu Zionists", and that it was an attempt by the Indians to stage a false flag attack, which he accuses the September 11th Attacks of being. He is also very vocal and critical about Ajit Doval, who is an Indian intelligence officer and is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Security Adviser.
Hamid believes that Prophet Muhammad had declared Ghazwa on India, and claims that India will be "trounced and enslaved according to sharia if Hindus don’t repent and embrace Islam."
TV show
Hamid first gained recognition in Pakistan for a TV show, Brasstacks, that aired on NewsOne. Hamid critiqued the capitalist system that had led the world to many wars. His series on "Economic Terrorism" earned him prominence.
Criticism
A number of Pakistani journalists, writers and Islamic scholars have criticized Hamid and have described his views on politics and security as conspiracy theories. Zaid Hamid has been criticised as xenophobic and accused of hate speech towards Hindus, Jews and Pashtuns.
On 20-November-2013, Imaad Khalid, a former staff member of Zaid Hamid, revealed at a press conference, that Zaid Hamid was plotting to assassinate Pro-democracy Army Chief, Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani. He showed Media the emails that he claims were sent by Zaid Hamid to different Army Officers asking them for a revolt against their own chief. He said "Zaid Hamid is a quisling and enemy of Islam and Pakistan, who had plotted unsuccessfully to assassinate the pro-democracy army chief Gen Kayani." Khalid further claimed that Zaid's hit list also contained the names of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and others from the media and the judiciary.
Responding to the allegations Zaid Hamid wrote on Twitter, "Pak Army (Pakistan Army) is an extremely professional org. Anyone contacting thousands of officers for rebellion against COAS cannot survive," in another tweet he wrote, "Imaad was our team member who suddenly became hostile in April & joined the enemies."
Arrest
In June 2015, Hamid was arrested in Saudi Arabia after making speeches against the Saudi government. He was visiting the Kingdom on a private tour with family when he was arrested.
On 1 July 2015 media sources began citing unconfirmed reports that Hamid has been sentenced to 8 years in prison, and 1,000 or 1,200 lashes, for criticizing the government in Saudi Arabia. Media reports later claimed these reports about the sentence were a hoax. The Pakistan embassy has officially requested consular access and information about the charges against Hamid. He was released in the start of October 2015 due to lack of evidence and baseless allegation of spying for Iran. Hamid alleges that the allegation of spying was hatched up by the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's spy agency).