As DG-C, Faiz was accused by the PML-N for his alleged role in the ouster of Nawaz Sharif and bringing Imran Khan into power at the behest of General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

[17] Hameed was accused of having engineered the three-week sit-in at the Faizabad interchange that paralysed Islamabad and triggered violence at several places nationwide.

[25] Faiz Hameed, as DG(C) of ISI was alleged to threaten many lawmakers to switch sides, defect from PMLN and other political parties to PTI.

In his capacity as DG ISI, Faiz played a key role in shaping and executing Pakistan’s Afghan policy during Doha talks.

It was Faiz Hameed along with special envoy Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq who were central figures in helping patch together the Doha talks between the US and the Taliban.

[31][36][37][38] Reportedly, as part of backdoor diplomacy between India and Pakistan, Hameed in his role as ISI Chief held several rounds of talks with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval between 2020 and 2021 which led to the renewed pledge of an India-Pakistan ceasefire on the Line of Control in 2021.

[39][40] In 2018, the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) dismissed judge, Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who accused Faiz Hameed of manipulating judicial proceedings in the Panama Papers case involving former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Siddiqui claimed that Faiz, who was serving as the DG-C of ISI at the time, sought a bench of his preference to hear appeals related to Nawaz Sharif and his family.

Various PMLN leaders have repeatedly levelled allegations against then Faiz Hameed of judicial manipulation of the Panama Papers case that led to the removal of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister in 2017.

[41][42][43][44] On January 22, 2024, a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice (CJ) Qazi Faez Isa, addressed the sacked judge's petition.

In defense against the accusations, the former ISI chief refuted the claims made by the former IHC judge, labeling them as "absolutely false, concocted, and based on an afterthought."

Faiz clarified that the constitution of benches for hearing appeals fell under the purview of the IHC chief justice, not the petitioner, who was then the senior puisne judge.

The action is viewed as part of a larger eradication of allies of former prime minister Imran Khan, who chose Faiz Hameed directly for position.

The controversy erupted in 2023 when Moeez Ahmed Khan, the owner of the housing scheme, petitioned Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s bench, alleging a severe breach of legal conduct on the part of Hameed when he was the ISI's Director-General.

According to the petition, the security forces seized valuable items including 400 tola of gold, diamonds, and cash, claiming they were part of a terrorism investigation.

[53][54][55] Kunwar Khan accused Hameed of malicious prosecution and alleged that retired ISI brigadiers Naeem Fakhar and Ghaffar exerted undue pressure on him to pay 4 crores in cash and support a private television network.