{"id":363960,"date":"2023-10-26T08:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T03:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=363960"},"modified":"2023-10-26T08:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T03:21:19","slug":"pti-chairman-challenges-indictment-proceedings-in-cipher-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pti-chairman-challenges-indictment-proceedings-in-cipher-case\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI chairman challenges indictment proceedings in cipher case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday challenged the special court\u2019s October 23 indictment order in cipher case in IHC. The former prime minister through his counsel, Salman Safdar, has requested the court to declare the special court\u2019s indictment proceedings in the cipher case null and void.<br \/>\nIn his plea, the former prime minister stated that as per the law, charges can only be framed seven days after the distribution of the case copy. \u201cThe trial court overlooked constitutional requirement and indicted in haste,\u201d it alleged.<br \/>\nThe petitioner further maintained that a hasty trial may adversely affect fundamental constitutional rights and the due process of law. \u201cApex court did not provide directives to expedite the proceedings or to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis,\u201d the petitioner claimed.<br \/>\nThe plaintiff urged the IHC to declare the Official Secrets Act Court\u2019s order of October 23 as null and void.<br \/>\nA special court indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the then foreign minister, in an official secrets acts case on Monday.<br \/>\nThe charge is related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan\u2019s ambassador in Washington early last year, which Khan is accused of making public.<br \/>\nBoth the politicians pleaded not guilty and refused to accept the charge sheet. Judge Abu Alhasnaat summoned witnesses at the next hearing on October 27.<br \/>\nThe first information report (FIR) was registered on August 15 under the Official Secrets Act. It was registered on the complaint of the Home Secretary.<br \/>\nFormer 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.<br \/>\nThe FIR stated that the former prime minister and foreign minister distorted the facts of the diplomatic cipher. \u201cA conspiracy was launched to misuse the contents of the cipher to fulfill nefarious purposes\u201d, it added. 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