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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi and prosecutor in cipher case Raja Rizwan Abbas exchanged heated words during the hearing inside Adiala Jail, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The PTI leader while on the rostrum lost his cool when intervened by the prosecutor. \u201cI am talking about my fundamental rights, why are you interrupting me?\u201d visibly irked Shah Mahmood Qureshi asked the prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Shah Mahmood Qureshi got angry at what he termed prosecutor\u2019s undue interruption of his rightful protest against rejection of his nomination papers depriving him of his right to contest polls.<\/p>\n

After this episode, prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi and Qureshi exchanged some hot words and the PTI leader asked Abbasi who is he, what\u2019s his value and by what right he is not letting him demand his rights in a court of law. Abbasi also replied in the same manner.<\/p>\n

Judge Abu Al-Hasanat Muhammad Zul-Qarnain kept advising Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Abbasi to remain calm.<\/p>\n

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that his nomination papers were rejected from NA-150, NA-151 and PP-218 were rejected, the nomination papers were rejected.<\/p>\n

The PTI leader also submitted an application against the rejection of his nomination papers from the three constituencies.<\/p>\n

The judge remarked it is Shah Mahmood Qureshi\u2019s right to challenge rejection of his nomination papers. \u201cWe will look into this application in due course,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Read More: Cipher case: Govt challenges IHC verdict against jail trial<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier on January 19, the federal government filed a plea in the Supreme Court (SC) against Islamabad High Court\u2019s verdict of nullifying the jail trial of the PTI founder in a cipher case.<\/p>\n

PTI founder, special court judge, director general of Federal Investigation Agency, IG, deputy commissioner, chief commissioner Islamabad, and others have been made respondents.<\/p>\n

The government in its plea stated that the high court \u2018neglected\u2019 the facts in the case and nullified the jail trial of the former prime minister in the cipher case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Islamabad High Court does not have the authority to rule against the special court,\u201d the plea submitted through Raja Rizwan Abbasi stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n