On Tuesday, the indictment of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his party’s Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case was deferred. The special court which was established under the Official Secrets Act, adjourned the hearing till next week.
The accused was given copies of the challans filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against the PTI leaders during the case hearing, which took place at the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
Due to the accused attorneys’ refusal to accept copies of the challan during the previous hearing, special court judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, who presided over the proceedings, rescheduled the indictment for the following week.
The FIA special prosecutor, Shah Khawar, Khan, Qureshi and their legal teams were all present in the courtroom during the hearing.
During the last hearing on October 9, the court issued copies of challans (charge sheet) submitted by the FIA against the PTI leaders and shared them with the accused, while their date of indictment was fixed to take place on October 17 (today).
“The accused had refused to receive a copy of the challan at the previous hearing,” the FIA special prosecutor said.
