ISLAMABAD: A special court – recently constituted to hear cases brought under the Official Secrets Act- in Islamabad on Friday extended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s physical remand by three days in the cipher case.
Qureshi was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) last week in connection with a first information report (FIR) registered on Aug 15 under the Official Secrets Act against former prime minister Imran Khan and the former foreign minister.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sought a nine-day physical remand of the PTI leader for further investigation into the cipher case.
Judge Abual Hasnat was conducting an in-camera hearing of the case in the special court, which was recently established under the Official Secrets Act — approved by the parliament earlier this month amid immense opposition by lawmakers.
On Sunday, a local magistrate in Islamabad had remanded Qureshi in FIA custody for a day.
The following day, the special court had handed over the PTI leader to the FIA on four-day physical remand.
Official sources said the FIA is trying to complete the challan by next week for the initiation of trial in the recently formed special court. The FIA has already arrested both Khan and Qureshi in the case.
