A special court on Monday conducted a cipher trial against Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at Adiala jail.The cipher case revolves around a diplomatic document that the Federal
Investigation Agency (FIA) claims was never returned by Imran Khan. PTI asserts that the document contains a threat from the United States to remove Imran as the prime minister. Special Court Judge Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain presided over the hearing. Noted lawyers Ali Bukhari, Syed Ali Zafar, Barrister Gohar, Khalid Yusuf Chaudhry, and Umair Niazi appeared before the court from both accused.
Meanwhile, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had an informal interaction with the media in Adiala Jail, where he and PTI chief Imran Khan are being held on charges of treason and espionage. Qureshi said the cipher case, which accuses them of leaking sensitive information to foreign agencies, is a global case and the world media should be allowed to attend the hearing.
He requested that the trial of the cipher case be shown live, so that everyone can know who is loyal and who is disloyal to the country. Qureshi also said that Imran Khan is only demanding transparent elections, and that the election commission has snatched the PTI’s iconic symbol of bat from them, which has damaged the credibility of the election. He said that Imran Khan will fight till the last ball, and that he would not have become a turncoat even if he had been offered incentives.
