ATTOCK – A special court on Wednesday approved another 14-day judicial remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a case related to controversial US cipher.
Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain conducted the hearing of the case in Attock jail, a day after the Ministry of Interior issued a notification in this regard due to security reasons.
The special court was set up earlier this month under the amended Official Secrets Act to try those involved in leaking secret information about the country and its armed forces.
The remand has been approved till Sept 13, further delaying the release of the former prime minister, who was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court a day earlier after suspending his conviction and three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case.
In a short verdict, the bench said Imran Khan’s plea against his conviction and sentence had been approved. It also ordered the immediate release of the former prime minister from the Attock Jail, where he has been detained since August 5, on bail against surety bonds worth Rs100,000.
Soon after the verdict, an order of the special court appeared, showing that Imran Khan was also on judicial remand in the cipher case till August 30.
The special court had directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to present the suspect before court on Aug 30. A copy of the notice has also been sent to the Attock jail superintendent.
Imran Khan Booked in Missing Cipher Case
Earlier this month, the Federal Investigation Agency lodged another case against the former premier for allegedly losing the US cipher.
The anti-terrorism wing of the FIA booked PTI Chairman Imran Khan for losing US cipher, which the firebrand politician which long held up as evidence of his claim that Washington orchestrated his ouster.
Former PM Imran Khan arrested after jail sentence in Toshakhana case
