The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s plea against his jail trial in the cipher case.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the reserved verdict today. Disposing of the plea, the high court directed the former prime minister to approach the special court.
In its verdict, the IHC said that the jail trial was “in favour” of Imran keeping in mind security-related matters.
The case in question is related to the “misuse” of alleged contents of a diplomatic cipher, cited by ex-premier Imran as proof of an attempt to remove his government.
On August 5, Imran was imprisoned at the Attock Jail following his arrest in the Toshakhana case. He has since been shifted to Adiala jail.
Meanwhile, the special court announced to indict Imran and Shah Mahmood Qureshi on October 17 in the cipher case.
A case was registered against Imran and PTI leader Qureshi under Sections 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 in August.
