ATTOCK – A special court has extended former prime minister and PTI chief’sjudicial remand till September 13 in the cipher case.
The hearing was held at the Attock Jail, and former premier was presentedbefore the special court’s Judge Abul Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain.
The legal team of PTI chief including Barrister Salman Safdar, IntizarPanjotha, Naeem Panjotha and Ali Ijaz presented arguments while FederalInvestigators also attended the hearing.
During Wednesday’s hearing, the legal team of former premier submitted apetition seeking his post-arrest bail application and prayed before specialcourt to accept his bail in the case.
Panjotha and other members maintained that registration of case againstformer prime minister under Official Secrets Act was illegal, calling itpolitically motivated case.
The trial of a Pakistani leader known for his populist politics will go onin jail, while the accused can also apply for bail.
Earlier, PTI chief’s legal team was stopped at the entrance and laterallowed to join the proceedings.
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In light of security concerns raised by the ministry, a decision was madeto conduct the cipher case hearing against the PTI chairman in the jail.
Khan, 70, remains in jail as a special court has been formed forproceedings related to the Official Secrets Act, and the deposed premierwill be produced before special court today. Ministry of Law and Justicedeclared that proceedings in cipher case will be held in Attock jail due tosecurity concerns.
The former cricket star was re-arrested soon after his sentence in theToshakhana criminal case was suspended by the Islamabad High Court. He wassent on judicial remand till August 30 under the Official Secrets Act.
Pakistan’s former prime minister, who is facing over 150 cases related toterrorism and blasphemy, is already on remand in the cipher case. Thecipher case was lodged under contentious Official Secrets Act andex-premier has been accused of revealing the contents of a classifiedcipher sent by former envoy.
