{"id":18859,"date":"2023-10-28T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pti-chief-seeks-permission-for-weekly-contacts-with-sons\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:46:09","slug":"pti-chief-seeks-permission-for-weekly-contacts-with-sons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pti-chief-seeks-permission-for-weekly-contacts-with-sons\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI chief seeks permission for weekly contacts with sons"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has moved the special court hearing the cipher case, seeking permission to have telephonic conversations weekly with his sons from Adiala Jail, ARY News reported on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to details, the PTI chief through advocate Shiraz Ahmed Ranjha filed an application in the special court, seeking permission to engage in weekly conversations with his sons \u2013 Sulaiman Isa Khan and Qasim Khan.<\/p>\n

In the petition, Imran Khan mentioned his WhatsApp conversation with his sons on October 21, arranged by a jail superintendent complying with the court\u2019s initial order.<\/p>\n

However, owing to Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain\u2019s unavailability, no action has yet been taken on Imran\u2019s plea.<\/p>\n

The conversation, held via WhatsApp, lasted for 30 minutes and was arranged by the jail superintendent.<\/p>\n

Khan\u2019s lawyer noted that while Imran\u2019s sons, residing in the United Kingdom (UK), became emotional during the interaction, their father remained composed and reassuring.<\/p>\n

The trial against Imran under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, involves allegations of misusing a diplomatic cypher. He is currently detained in Rawalpindi\u2019s Adiala Jail, having previously been in Attock Jail after a conviction in the Toshakhana (gifts repository) case on August 5.<\/p>\n

Imran Khan was arrested on May 9 by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on charges of corruption related to the Al-Qadir Trust.<\/p>\n

Cipher case<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first information report (FIR) was registered on August 15 under the Official Secrets Act. It was registered on the complaint of Home Secretary.<\/p>\n

Former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were nominated in the report, while names of former principal secretary Azam Khan and former planning minister Asad Umar were also mentioned.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Official Secrets Act: Special court constituted for hearings<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the report, action also will be taken against Azam Khan and Asad Umar after the authorities concluded that they were also involved in misusing the classified documents.<\/p>\n

The FIR stated that the former prime minister and foreign minister distorted the facts of the diplomatic cipher. \u201cA conspiracy was launched to misuse the contents of the cipher to fulfill nefarious purposes\u201d, it added. It further stated that former premier and top diplomat endangered the state interests.<\/p>\n

The report claimed that former prime minister asked Azam Khan \u2013 the then principal secretary \u2013 to \u201cmanipulate the contents of cipher\u201d. \u201cThe former premier deliberately kept the copy of diplomatic cipher, which was sent to the PM office\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n