The counter-terrorism wing of the Federal Investigation Agency on Saturday began interrogation of former prime minister Imran Khan in “missing” cypher case under the Official Secrets Act.
The FIA team interrogated the PTI chief for over an hour. It questioned him regarding former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s revelations. It also inquired about the whereabouts of the missing cypher copy.
Sources privy to the matter revealed that the FIA team arrived at Attock prison around 2:15pm and continued to grill Imran until approximately 3:30pm. The team then returned to Islamabad. The FIA’s CTW had filed an FIR against the PTI chairman and the vice chairman, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on August 15 under the Official Secrets Act and other relevant laws.
The FIA is also assessing the roles of former principal secretary Azam Khan and PTI leader and former finance minister Asad Umar in the matter.
Last week, the FIA arrested Qureshi in the cypher leak case under the Official Secrets Act from his residence in the federal capital.
Imran, who was ousted from power through a no-confidence vote in parliament in April last year, is currently serving a three-year sentence in Attock Jail after being convicted in the Toshakhana (gift repository) case.
Meanwhile, a special Joint Investigation Team on Friday started investigation relating to the May 9 rampage with the permission of anti-terrorism court, which allowed the police to interrogate incarcerated PTI Chairman Imran Khan in six more cases.
A five-member high-ranking police team visited the Attock Jail on Friday and questioned Imran Khan in different cases registered under sedition and antiterrorist offences.
