RAWALPINDI, Oct 09 (DNA): Former prime minister and Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and former foreign minister
and party vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi will be indicted in cipher
case on October 17.
Copies of the challan were distributed among the lawyers of the accused
in the cipher case during the proceedings of the Official Secrets Act
special court at Adiala Jail on Monday. Imran Khan and Qureshi were also
present in the court.
Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain declared that the indictment will
be announced on October 17 and adjourning the hearing until then.
Special prosecutor Zulfiqar Navi, defence lawyer Salman Safdar were
present in the court when the FIA investigating officer submitted the
copies of the callan in the court which were later distributed among the
accused.
The court proceedings are being conducted inside the Adiala Jail due to
security reasons.
The cipher case is related to “misuse” of alleged contents of a
diplomatic cipher, cited by ex-prime minister Imran Khan as proof of an
attempt to remove his government.
Imran Khan on Monday protested against the treatment meted out to him in
Adiala jail during the hearing of the cipher case and asked he be
treated like any other prisoner, said his lawyer Salman Safdar.
Talking to the media, Safdar said “The chairman protested that he was
provided with a room where it was difficult to live, it is also
difficult to move or walk in the cell.” Safdar added that he felt that
the PTI chief’s blood pressure was high during today’s hearing.
Moreover, the lawyer asked that the trial of the case be conducted in an
open court so the public could be aware of it. He added that it was not
“right” to hold the trial in jail. DNA
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