by Malik Asad in Dawn, December 5th, 2023• Babar Awan says former PM has requested court to summon ‘ex-army chief and US diplomat’• LHC bench ‘unavailable’ to hear PTI leader’s appeal concerning May 9 casesISLAMABAD: A special court seized with the cipher trial of former prime minister Imran Khan has decided to indict him and his aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Dec 12 for alleged breach of the official secrets law, whereas the PTI leader…
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by Malik Asad in Dawn, Oct 28th, 2023• IHC rejects ex-PM’s petitions and immunity claims; notes he apparently committed an offence under Official Secrets Act• PTI chief ‘may face death penalty or up to 14 years imprisonment’• Refuses to record statement in May 9 case; Qureshi questioned in Adiala Jail ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday declined bail to detained former prime minister Imran Khan in a case in which he has been…
By Malik Asad in Dawn, October 10th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A special court formed under the Official Secrets Act on Monday decided to indict former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case on October 17. The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document, which reportedly went missing from Mr Khan’s possession. The PTI alleges that it contained a threat from the United States to oust the former prime minister…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, August 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: The trial of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his deputy Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case under the Official Secrets Act is expected to start within a fortnight. Official sources said the FIA is trying to complete the challan by next week for the initiation of trial in the special court formed recently. The FIA has already arrested both Khan and Qureshi in the case.…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023ISLAMABAD: A special court, established on Monday to hear the cases filed under the Official Secrets Act, handed over former foreign minister and vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Shah Mehmood Qureshi to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a four-day physical remand in the cipher case. Mr Qureshi is named in the First Information Report (FIR) registered against him under the Official Secrets Act. The federal government…
by Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, August 21st, 2023While legal and political analysts have varied opinions on the fate of the bills for amending the Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act, they are unanimous in their belief that President Arif Alvi should have taken timely action against those involved in the alleged forgery committed at the Presidency. Some also said the president acted ‘irresponsibly’, as an afterthought, when he decided to use social…
Report in ECONOMYNEXT, June 25, 2023Five civil society groups are calling for government action to investigate mass graves which they say contain the remains of so-called “disappeared” in various civil conflicts on the island. In a press release issued on June 22, the groups insisted that “if the Sri Lankan government is serious about dealing with the past it must commit to have international observers at all exhumations of mass graves.” The festering issue of…