Background
Zaid was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1964. His father, Major (retired) Mahmood uz Zaman Hamid, served in the Pakistan Army.
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He received a Bachelor of Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering) degree in Computer Systems Engineering from NED University, Karachi in 1980"son
Career
His byline in newspaper articles has been Zaid Zaman. Zaid spent his early life in Karachi. Hamid first gained recognition in Pakistan for a, Brasstacks, that aired on NewsOne.
Hamid critiqued the capitalist system that had led the world to many wars.
His series on "Economic Terrorism" was well received. A number of Pakistani journalists, writers and Islamic scholars have criticized Hamid and have described his views on politics and security as conspiracy theories.
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 Responding to the allegations Zaid Hamid wrote on Twitter, "Pak Army (Pakistan Army) is an extremely professional organic
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." 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 RAW (Indian Spy Agency).
Politics
Through his television programmes, Hamid has claimed that a nexus between RAW, Mossad and the Central Intelligence Agency 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 Attacksof 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.
Membership
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.
