The FIA has submitted challan of the cipher case in a special court constituted under the official secrets act. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and party’s Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been indicted in the challan. The FIA pleaded to the court for trial and conviction of the Chairman PTI and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. According to media reports, former minister and PTI leader Asad Umar has not been named in the list of the accused. Former principal secretary to the PM Azam Khan has become a strong witness in the FIA’s case. His statement under 161 and 164 has also been annexed with the challan, according to sources.

“The chairman PTI kept cipher with him and misused the state secret,” sources said. “A copy of the cipher given to the chairman PTI was not returned back,” according to sources. Shah Mahmood Qureshi delivered a speech on March 27 and later assisted the PTI chairman. “Transcripts of PTI chairman and Qureshi’s speeches have also been attached with challan,” sources said. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has also submitted a list of 28 witnesses in the court with challan, sources shared. Statements of 27 witnesses recorded under section 161, have also been annexed with the challan.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)