RAWALPINDI, OCT 09 (ONLINE): Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain of special court set up under official secret act has fixed October 17 for indictment in cipher case against chairman PTI and co-accused Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
The court distributed the copies of case among the accused persons but lawyers of PTI chairman have not signed on receipt of the copies.
Chairman PTI and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were present in court room during the hearing of the case in Adiala jail.
FIA team, special prosecutor of federal government Zulfiqar Abbas Naqvi, other state counsels, Barrister Suleman Safdar, Sher Afzal Marwat, other lawyers were also present in the court.
Zain Qureshi son of Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Mehr Bano Qureshi were too present in the court.
3 hearing of the case have been held in Attock jail.
The court distributed copies of challan among the accused on the occasion of second hearing of the case in Adiala jail.
But the lawyers of the accused while refusing to sign receipt of the copies took the plea petition has been filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC) against in-camera hearing of cipher case and it has yet to be decided.
The court adjourned the hearing of the case till October 17.
Barrister Suleman Safdar counsel for PTI chairman while talking to media men outside Adiala jail said chairman PTI has voiced strong protest against inhuman treatment. Chairman PTI has said he wants to get facilities as per jail manual. He wants movement and exercise in jail room.
He held closed door hearing of cipher case cannot be held. Therefore, we have regretted to receive copies of challan because we have challenged in-camera hearing in IHC . IHC has reserved judgment on our petition. Therefore, we have requested the court there is no justification of in-camera hearing till the decision of IHC. As open court hearing is being held in Supreme Court, therefore, opportunity of open court hearing be given to chairman PTI.
He held open court hearing is must in cipher case. Fair trial cannot take place this way. We and people don’t accept it.
Chairman PTI has neither received copies nor has he signed on copies.
To a question he said chairman PTI is very well but his blood pressure was high due to injustices.
We will challenge one sided order of distributing copies today.
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