rephrase this ISLAMABAD: A special court on Tuesday adjourned the hearingof cipher case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman andVice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi till November 7.
Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain heard the case in Adiala Jail under the“Official Secrets Act, 2023”. During the hearing, the Federal InvestigationAgency (FIA) team produced five witnesses to record their statements.
The witnesses have been identified as Nadir Khan, Imran Sajid, MuhammadNauman, Shamoon Qaiser and Farrukh Abbas. ECP to ensure transparent,credible upcoming elections: CEC The special court adjourned the hearing asit failed to record the complete statements of witnesses in the ciphercase.
A total of 28 witnesses had been identified by the FIA in the case who willall appear in turn to record their statements. Islamabad High Court (IHC)last Friday rejected the bail plea of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)chairman in the cipher case.
The first information report (FIR) was registered on August 15 under theOfficial Secrets Act. It was registered on the complaint of the HomeSecretary.
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Former prime minister and former foreign minister were nominated in thereport, while names of former principal secretary Azam Khan and formerplanning minister Asad Umar were also mentioned.
The FIR stated that the former prime minister and foreign ministerdistorted the facts of the diplomatic cipher. “A conspiracy was launched tomisuse the contents of the cipher to fulfill nefarious purposes”, it added.It further stated that the former premier and top diplomat endangered thestate interests. – INP