ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected bail plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in cipher case, ARY News reported.
As per details, IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq announced the reserved verdict on the bail plea of former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
On November 2, Shah Mehmood Qureshi was shifted to hospital after his health deteriorated in Adiala jail on Thursday after which the jail administration sought permission from Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain to transfer him to PIMS.
Judge Abul Hasnat accepted the request and allowed the former foreign minister to be shifted to the hospital.
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It is pertinent to note that Shah Mehmood Qureshi is imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after his arrest in cipher case.
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A special court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of cipher case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi till November 7.
Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain heard the case in Adiala Jail under the Official Secrets Act 2023.
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.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former foreign minister and vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, had his bail plea rejected by the Islamabad High Court in the cipher case. Qureshi was admitted to the hospital after his health deteriorated in Adiala jail. He is currently imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail and the hearing for the cipher case has been adjourned till November 7. The case was registered under the Official Secrets Act, with Imran Khan and Azam Khan also mentioned.
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