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Imran Khan Urges Summons for US Envoy & Former US Army General in Cipher Case
Imran Khan Urges Summons for US Envoy & Former US Army General in Cipher Case
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Imran Khan, who is jail in cypher case, has reportedly said that the special court should also call US diplomat and former army general of Pakistan in the on-going hearing.
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that the US envoy and a former army general should also be summoned by the special court hearing the Cipher case, according to reports.PTI lawyer Babar Awan told the media that Khan had said that "US embassy representatives should also be called and took the name of a former army general".During Monday's hearing, the special court set up under the Official Secrets Act reportedly decided to indict PTI leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case.The special court, set up in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, where Khan is lodged, was presided over by Judge Abdul Hasnat Zulqarnain, who ruled that the charges would be re-filed at the next hearing on 12 December, as he has been ordered by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to complete the trial within a month.Khan and Qureshi are reportedly being tried under Sections 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act 1923.On 27 March last year, Imran Khan pulled a piece of paper - allegedly a secret cipher - from his pocket and waved it at a public rally in Islamabad, claiming it was proof of an "international conspiracy" to overthrow his government.Following the incident, Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) booked and arrested Khan and former minister Qureshi on charges of "misuse" of official secret information and illegal retention of the encrypted telegram with malicious intent.Qureshi, the deputy chairman of the PTI who served as foreign minister during Khan's rule, was arrested by the FIA on 19 August. Days later, the agency arrested Khan on 29 August.While the copies of the challan were distributed to the former PTI chairman and his aide during Monday's session, the charges would be filed in the next hearing, according to reports.
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Imran Khan Urges Summons for US Envoy & Former US Army General in Cipher Case
Imran Khan, who is in jail in the cipher case, has reportedly said that the special court should also call US diplomat and former Pakistan army general in the ongoing hearing.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that the US envoy and a former army general should also be summoned by the special court hearing the Cipher case, according to reports.
PTI lawyer Babar Awan told the media that Khan had said that "US embassy representatives should also be called and took the name of a former army general".
During Monday's hearing, the special court set up under the Official Secrets Act reportedly decided to indict PTI leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case.
The special court, set up in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, where Khan is lodged, was presided over by Judge Abdul Hasnat Zulqarnain, who ruled that the charges would be re-filed at the next hearing on 12 December, as he has been ordered by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to complete the trial within a month.
Khan and Qureshi are reportedly being tried under Sections 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act 1923.
On 27 March last year,
Imran Khan pulled a piece of paper - allegedly a secret cipher - from his pocket and waved it at a public rally in Islamabad, claiming it was proof of an "international conspiracy" to overthrow his government.
Following the incident, Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) booked and arrested Khan and former minister Qureshi on charges of "misuse" of official secret information and illegal retention of the encrypted telegram with malicious intent.
Qureshi, the deputy chairman of the PTI who served as foreign minister during Khan's rule, was arrested by the FIA on 19 August. Days later, the agency arrested Khan on 29 August.
While the copies of the challan were distributed to the former PTI chairman and his aide during Monday's session, the charges would be filed in the next hearing, according to reports.
