Bangladesh, Dec. 13 -- The fall of former ISI boss General Faiz Hameed is a reminder that in Pakistan, power is not just wielded – it is survived, writes Dr. Syed Eesar Mehdi

For decades, Pakistan has watched powerful men rise on the shifting sands of its political-military landscape. Some ascend quietly, some dramatically. And then, there is Faiz Hameed—the former ISI chief whose rise seemed unstoppable, whose influence seemed untouchable, and whose fall has now become one of the most consequential in Pakistans history.

This week, a military court sentenced him to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment—a moment unprecedented not just for the Army, but for a country accustomed to seeing generals retire into comfort, not inc...