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Asad Umar gets interim bail in cipher case

By Khalid Iqbal in The News,August 23, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister Asad Umar secured a pre-arrest bail on Tuesday from the special court in Islamabad in the ongoing cipher case. The special court was established a day earlier to hear the cases filed under the Official Secrets Act. Umar, along with PTI lawyer Babar Awan, appeared before the special court in Islamabad on Tuesday. The Special Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnan has approved interim bail till…

Cipher scandal: Former FM Qureshi arrested

report in The Frontier Post, Aug 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was arrested again, the party claimed on Saturday. According to PTI’s official Twitter account, Shah Mahmood Qureshi was arrested by a heavy contingent of police from his residence in Islamabad. According to the party, the former foreign minister was being transferred to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Headquarters. According to details, Qureshi was arrested by FIA…

Bolton urges Congress to take closer look at cipher

by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, August 19th, 2023WASHINGTON: The US Congress should look at the allegedly leaked cipher about former prime minister Imran Khan’s ousting when it returns from summer recess, says a former US national security adviser John Bolton. In an interview with VOA broadcasting service, recorded this week, Mr Bolton said he “worries about” the Biden administration’s foreign policy about South Asia because “it’s not clearly defined”. Asked if the language used in…

Imran won’t be tried under Army Act in cipher case

By Ansar Abbasi in The News, August 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan will not be tried under Army Act 1952 in the cipher case. According to a government source, certain offences under the Official Secrets Act 1923 are though tried under Army Act of 1952, in the case of Imran Khan’s offence he will be tried in a criminal court under normal judicial system. The FIA has recently booked Imran…