In the Cipher case, four individuals received ten years in jail for hard labor. They were former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former prime minister Imran Khan, and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founders. The former foreign minister and prime minister received their punishments from Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain, an Official Secret Act Court judge. It’s crucial to remember that during yesterday’s late-night cipher case hearing in the special court, the testimony of 25 witnesses against Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi was recorded.
Cipher Case: Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Imran Khan Receive 10-Year Prison Sentences
In the cipher case against the former foreign minister and prime minister, all 25 witnesses were cross-examined. Shah Mahmood Qureshi and the PTI founder were handed a questionnaire with 36 questions, and they had to respond to it. Twenty-five witnesses testified against Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister, and former prime minister Imran Khan. On January 23, the special court heard the cipher case, in which their statements were recorded.
An instance of a cipher
Imran Khan is said to have misplaced a diplomatic paper, which is at the center of the crypto issue. Vice Chairman of the PTI and former prime minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was detained on judicial detention at the same time.
Abbottabad Board Releases the 11th and 12th Grade Improvement Results for 2024
According to the PTI, this code contains a threat from the US to remove Imran Khan from office.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi was mentioned in a First Information Report (FIR) submitted by the FIA. Section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code, Section 5 (Misuse of Information), and Section 9 of the Official Secrets Act were the charges brought against him thereafter. moved.
According to the FIR, the Foreign Secretary at the time got a diplomatic code from Washington on March 7, 2022. The counterterrorism division of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed a terrorist accusation against Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the prime minister at the time, on October 5, 2022. Additionally, Asad Umar and his employees were charged with compromising national security and attempting to get personal benefit by altering the cipher’s contents.