Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the leader of the PTI and a former foreign minister, will be charged in a cipher case on October 17 by a special court established under the Official Secret Act on Monday.
The FIA filed a challan in the cipher case against Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the vice chairman and chairman of the PTI, last month.
Qureshi, the PTI leader, will be charged on October 17 in the Cipher case
Under the Official Secrets Act 2023, the case was heard in Adiala Jail by Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain. The former foreign minister and prime minister’s attorneys received copies of the challan in the matter during today’s session.
On October 17, the court will file charges against both PTI leaders.
Case cipher
The Official Secrets Act’s first information report (FIR) was filed on August 15. The Home Secretary’s complaint led to its registration.
The names of former principal secretary Azam Khan and former planning minister Asad Umar were also listed in the report, along with former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Action will reportedly be taken against Azam Khan and Asad Umar as well after the authorities determined that they were also involved in utilizing the secret documents improperly.
According to the FIR, the former foreign minister and prime minister fabricated information on the diplomatic cipher. It continued, “A conspiracy was started to use the cipher’s information for evil ends. It went on to say that the state’s interests were harmed by the former premier and senior diplomat.
According to the report, Azam Khan, the previous prime minister’s principal secretary, was directed to “manipulate the contents of cipher” by the former prime minister. “The former premier kept the copy of the diplomatic cipher that was sent to the PM office on purpose,” the statement continued.
