US cypher
\nQureshi says PTI \u2018not afraid\u2019 of probe | Imran terms issue of missing cypher copy a \u2018new drama\u2019
\nISLAMABAD
\nThe federal cabinet has issued a formal approval to pursue legal action against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and his party leaders regarding the \u2018cipher\u2019 audio leaks, it was reported on Sunday.
\nThe Federal Investigation Agency (FIA ) was given a nod of approval by the cabinet to investigate the \u2018diplomatic cipher\u2019 audio leaks, wherein the former government high-ups allegedly discussed how would they \u201cplay\u201d on the cipher issue.
\nA cabinet committee was constituted on September 30 to discuss the proceedings regarding the audio leaks featuring the PTI chairman and his party leaders, including General-Secretary Asad Umar, then personal secretary Azam Khan and Vice Present Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
\nThe committee recommended legal action in a meeting held yesterday, with proposals presented in the form of a summary before the cabinet for approval.
\n\u201cThis is a matter of national security which could have possible adverse effects on the country\u2019s interest,\u201d the cabinet committee stated in a notification, adding that legal action was \u201cnecessary\u201d and the FIA should form a committee comprising senior officials to probe the matter.
\n\u201cFIA team should take action against offenders as per law,\u201d the committee recommended in the summary.
\nThe former ruling party has been at the center of criticism after the recently-surfaced audio leak purportedly revealed a conversation between Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Azam Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussing the much-touted \u201cthreat cipher\u201d ratcheting up the controversy around the steady drip of damning leaks allegedly offering a glimpse of the inside story.
\nThe 1.09-minute-long audio emerged on social media and featured a conversation purportedly between Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and Azam Khan about a strategy to set the stage for a narrative around the Cablegate affair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
US cypher Qureshi says PTI \u2018not afraid\u2019 of probe | Imran terms issue of missing cypher copy a \u2018new drama\u2019 ISLAMABAD The federal cabinet has issued a formal approval to pursue legal action against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and his party leaders regarding the \u2018cipher\u2019 audio leaks, it was reported on Sunday. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[638,10840,2833,2509],"class_list":{"0":"post-286970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-cabinet","9":"tag-cypher","10":"tag-imran-khan","11":"tag-legal-action"},"yoast_head":"\n