ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved verdict on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s plea challenging his indictment in the cipher case, News reported on Thursday.
The IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq reserved the verdict on PTI chief’s plea against his indictment in the cipher case.
This is a developing story…
Yesterday, Imran Khan challenged the special court’s October 23 indictment order in cipher case in IHC.
The former prime minister through his counsel, Salman Safdar, requested the court to declare the special court’s indictment proceedings in the cipher case null and void.
In his plea, the former prime minister stated that as per the law, charges can only be framed seven days after the distribution of the case copy. “The trial court overlooked constitutional requirement and indicted in haste,” it alleged.
The petitioner further maintained that a hasty trial may adversely affect fundamental constitutional rights and the due process of law. “Apex court did not provide directives to expedite the proceedings or to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis,” the petitioner claimed.
The plaintiff urged the IHC to declare the Official Secrets Act Court’s order of October 23 as null and void.
A special court indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the then foreign minister, in an official secrets acts case on Monday.
Cipher case
The first information report (FIR) was registered on August 15 under the Official Secrets Act. It was registered on the complaint of the Home Secretary.
Former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi were nominated in the report, while names of former principal secretary Azam Khan and former planning minister Asad Umar were also mentioned.
The FIR stated that the former prime minister and foreign minister distorted the facts of the diplomatic cipher. “A conspiracy was launched to misuse the contents of the cipher to fulfill nefarious purposes”, it added. It further stated that former premier and top diplomat endangered the state interests.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its verdict on the plea filed by Imran Khan, the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), challenging his indictment in the cipher case. Khan requested to declare the indictment null and void, citing a violation of constitutional requirements. The special court had indicted Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister, in an official secrets acts case. No further details are provided.
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