The PTI spokesperson claimed in a statement released today that the challan filed against party leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi was “meaningless and bogus as cipher case.”
The encryption was still there at the Foreign Office in its original form, the official added. Cipher’s existence demonstrates that the accusations made against the former prime minister, Imran Khan, are unfounded.
PTI wants a court to look into the cipher matter
The spokesperson stated that the Official Secrets Act cannot be utilized in this situation since “the then federal cabinet declassified the cipher under its powers.”
The spokesperson added that the PTI leader had constantly called for an impartial, independent probe into the cipher matter. In vain, he also wrote letters to Pakistan’s president and chief justice.
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In order to satisfy the needs of justice, the spokesperson finished by stating that a judicial committee should be established to look into the issue.
A special court established by the official secrets act received a challan of the cipher case from the FIA earlier in the day. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the vice chairman and chairperson of the PTI, was charged in the challan.
The FIA argued before the court that Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister, and the chairman of the PTI should be tried and found guilty.
According to sources, Asad Umar, a former minister and leader of the PTI, is not on the list of suspects.
Azam Khan, a former principal secretary to the prime minister, has developed into a credible witness for the FIA. Additionally, his comments beneath 161 and 164 have been annexed.
Case cipher
The Official Secrets Act’s first information report (FIR) was filed on August 15. The Home Secretary’s complaint led to its registration.
The names of former principal secretary Azam Khan and former planning minister Asad Umar were also listed in the report, along with former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Action will reportedly be taken against Azam Khan and Asad Umar as well after the authorities determined that they were also involved in utilizing the secret documents improperly.
According to the FIR, the former foreign minister and prime minister fabricated information on the diplomatic cipher. It continued, “A conspiracy was started to use the cipher’s information for evil ends. It went on to say that the state’s interests were harmed by the former premier and senior diplomat.
According to the report, Azam Khan, the previous prime minister’s principal secretary, was directed to “manipulate the contents of cipher” by the former prime minister. “The former premier kept the copy of the diplomatic cipher that was sent to the PM office on purpose,” the statement continued.
