Statements of 2 witnesses against Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood recorded in cipher case

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The Special Official Secrets Act court recorded the statements of 2 witnesses during the hearing of the cipher case against Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi.


Judge Abul Hasanat Zulqarnain of the Official Secret Act Special Court in Adiala Jail heard the cipher case.


Special prosecutors Shah Khawar and Zulfiqar Abbasi Naqvi appeared in court on behalf of FIA, while PTI chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was represented by his lawyers Barrister Salman Safdar, Barrister Umeer Niazi and Barrister Taimur Malik. .


Official Secret Act Court judge Abul Hasnat adjourned the hearing till November 17.


Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Shah Khawar said that five official witnesses were presented in the court, in which the statement of a female officer of the Foreign Office, Iqra Ashraf, has been recorded and the lawyer Safai has completed the cross-examination, while an officer of the Foreign Office. Hasib bin Aziz's initial statement has been recorded.


Shah Mehmood Qureshi's lawyer, Barrister Taimur Malik, while talking to the media, said that in the hearing of the cipher case, he has requested the court to provide him with the cipher security documents, but the government prosecutors said that the cipher security documents are sensitive documents. Can't be done.


Shah Mehmood Qureshi's daughter Mehr Banu Qureshi said that the atmosphere of the courtroom was good due to the participation of families in the cipher hearing, my father Shah Mahmood Qureshi is perfectly fine and there is no health problem, he wants the cipher case to be resolved. The media should also be allowed to attend the hearing.


Chairman PTI's lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar talking to the media after the hearing of the cipher case said that the hearing was held for 9 hours in Adiala Jail, first the terrorism cases filed against the PTI chairman were heard and then the hearing of the cipher case was held.


Barrister Salman Safdar said that when the case of Zal Shah was put on Imran Khan, he suffered a lot, today he saw the PTI chairman in pain again, the NAB team is trying to arrest him again.


Salman Safdar further said that the documents related to the cipher are not being provided to him, the PTI chairman told the court that he did not take any benefit from the Al-Qadir Trust, said that why all my cases are with the same judge of the High Court? The decision on the injunction issued by the High Court on the cases will be taken after two days.