New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Faiz Hameed, Pakistan's ex-spy chief, was handed a 14-year jail sentence by a military court on Thursday, over a year after court-martial proceedings started against him on numerous charges, comprising indulgence in country's politics and violating the Official Secrets Act (OSA), according to the military.

A Field General Court Martial tried retired Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the former Director of the Inter-Services Intelligence, under the Pakistan Army Act in proceedings that stretched over 15 months, the statement cited military as saying.

"The accused was tried on four charges related to engaging in political activities, violation of the Official Secrets Act detrimental to the safety and interest of the state, misus...