{"id":53398,"date":"2024-01-28T10:26:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T10:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ik-irked-as-defense-counsels-imposed-in-cipher-case-daily-times\/"},"modified":"2024-01-28T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T10:26:16","slug":"ik-irked-as-defense-counsels-imposed-in-cipher-case-daily-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ik-irked-as-defense-counsels-imposed-in-cipher-case-daily-times\/","title":{"rendered":"IK irked as defense counsels imposed in cipher case – Daily Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Former prime minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has raised serious concerns about the ongoing cypher case against him, declaring it a \u201cfixed match\u201d where the judge, jury, and prosecution seem to be on the same page.<\/p>\n

Khan expressed these sentiments during an informal meeting with journalists at Adiala Jail on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Addressing the media, Khan pointed fingers at Najam Sethi, stating that the prominent journalist had predicted his sentencing before February 5. \u201cEveryone knows where he got this information from\u2026 the court should call him and ask him from where he got this piece of information,\u201d Khan urged.<\/p>\n

The former PM insisted that the crackdown on PTI is compromising the basic right of the people to live freely, claiming that human rights are being violated in the country.<\/p>\n

He asserted that his legal team would be actively contesting the case from Monday, despite their absence in the court. \u201cOur lawyers are contesting elections, that\u2019s why they could not appear in court today,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe judge, jury, and prosecution are all one in this case. This match is fixed,\u201d Khan declared. He continued to question Najam Sethi\u2019s sources, urging the court to summon him for clarification. Khan expressed dissatisfaction with the ongoing trial, comparing it to the relief given to his political rival, Nawaz Sharif. \u201cMy trial is proceeding daily, and Nawaz Sharif is getting relief. Everyone is lying about the level-playing field being provided to my party,\u201d Khan stated.<\/p>\n

Criticising Nawaz Sharif\u2019s alleged alliance with \u201cVigo Dala,\u201d a term referring to double cabin vehicles associated with security agencies and enforced disappearances, Khan claimed that it played a role in dividing PTI in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by \u201cupdating the software\u201d. In response to a journalist\u2019s question about resolving issues through President Arif Alvi, Khan dismissed the idea, stating, \u201cWho is listening to the president?\u201d<\/p>\n

Separately, Imran and Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday objected to being represented by state lawyers in the cipher case after their counsels failed to appear in court, source said.<\/p>\n

Malik Abdul Rehman and Hazrat Younus appeared before the court representing Khan and Qureshi, respectively to cross-examine the witnesses.<\/p>\n

The development comes after the former PTI chairman and the vice-chairman\u2019s counsels failed to appear in the special court, established under the Official Secrets Act, during the hearing of a petition filed by the prosecution seeking to terminate the right to cross-examination for the witnesses.<\/p>\n

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Former prime minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has raised serious concerns about the ongoing cypher case against him, declaring it a \u201cfixed match\u201d where the judge, jury, and prosecution seem to be on the same page. Khan expressed these sentiments during an informal meeting with journalists at Adiala Jail on Saturday. 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