{"id":12253,"date":"2023-10-08T23:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T23:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ihc-to-take-up-imrans-post-arrest-plea-today-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T23:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T23:29:07","slug":"ihc-to-take-up-imrans-post-arrest-plea-today-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ihc-to-take-up-imrans-post-arrest-plea-today-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC to take up Imran\u2019s post-arrest plea today | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Islamabad High Court will hear PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan\u2019s post-arrest plea in the cypher case on Monday (today) as he was incarcerated in Rawalpindi\u2019s Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n

A two-member bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq will hear the matter.<\/p>\n

The former premier approached the IHC after a special court, set up to hear cases filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, rejected his post-arrest plea.<\/p>\n

The cypher case is related to a diplomatic document that went missing from the PTI chairman\u2019s possession. The PTI has alleged that the cypher contained a message from the US to oust Imran from power.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0‘Missing cipher’ stokes legal troubles for Imran<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The IHC had ruled that Imran bail plea proceedings would take place in an open court. However, it had added that they would be in-camera if \u201csensitive information\u201d was discussed.<\/p>\n

The special court, established to hear cases under the Official Secrets Act, will conduct the hearing of the cypher case on Monday (today) as well.<\/p>\n

Its judge, Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, will hear the case against Imran and is fellow party leader, former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed that Imran had violated the Official Secrets Act by unlawfully keeping a diplomatic cypher in his possession and therefore deserved punishment under the law.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0Decoding the cipher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In its charge-sheet submitted to the special court, the agency also accused Qureshi of facilitating the PTI chief while also mentioning his March 27, 2022 speech at a public rally in Islamabad.<\/p>\n

On March 27, 2022, before facing a vote of no-confidence that led to his removal, Imran had taken out a piece of paper \u2013 allegedly the diplomatic cypher \u2013 from his pocket and displayed it at a public rally, claiming it was evidence of an “international conspiracy” to topple his government.<\/p>\n

The special court has fixed a date for the provision of a copy of the challan.<\/p>\n

The IHC will also hear on Monday the PTI chief\u2019s appeal for the suspension of the order of the Islamabad sessions court, which convicted him in the Toshakhana [gift repository) case on August 5.<\/p>\n

Imran\u2019s miscellaneous application has been fixed by IHC registrar with objections.<\/p>\n

The IHC CJ and Justice Babar Sattar will conduct the hearing of the appeal.<\/p>\n

The registrar\u2019s office has raised three objections to the appeal. It has asked how two types of relief could be sought in one application; how relief could be sought again in a case that had already been decided and if relief was not sought in the first application, how could it be sought now.<\/p>\n

The PTI chief has asked the court to suspend the Toshakhana case verdict and make the state a party in the appeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n