Former prime minister Imran Khan and PTI vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi had been indicted by a particular courtroom in cipher case once more.
Decide Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain of the particular courtroom heard the case towards Imran and Qureshi. This was the second time that the PTI leaders had been indicted.
Throughout the listening to, each PTI leaders pleaded not responsible and stated the indictment was ‘fabricated’. In addition they said that the indictment was ‘unlawful’ and they’d problem it in a courtroom of regulation.
Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi knowledgeable the courtroom that the statements of the witnesses might be recorded on Thursday.
The courtroom then issued a discover to the Federal Investigation Company (FIA) and adjourned the listening to until tomorrow (December 14).
Cipher case
The primary data report (FIR) was registered on August 15 underneath the Official Secrets and techniques Act. It was registered on the grievance of the House Secretary.
Former prime minister Imran Khan and former international minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had been nominated within the report, whereas names of former principal secretary Azam Khan and former planning minister Asad Umar had been additionally talked about.
The FIR said that the previous prime minister and international minister distorted the information of the diplomatic cipher. “A conspiracy was launched to misuse the contents of the cipher to satisfy nefarious functions”, it added. It additional said that the previous premier and high diplomat endangered the state pursuits.