ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The special court established under the Official Secrets Act has ordered production of the PTI chairman and senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the court in the cipher case.
Special court judge Abual Hasnaat Zulqarnain conducted hearing of the cipher case against the PTI chief and Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Judicial Complex Islamabad. Counsel for PTI chairman Ali Bukhari and Khalid Yousaf appeared before court.
This was the first hearing of the cipher case at Judicial Complex after the Islamabad High Court declared jail trial of the accused null and void.
At the start of proceedings, the court asked about the copy of the Islamabad High Court order. The court staff provided the court a copy of the IHC verdict in the cipher case.
During proceedings the judge, while speaking to Ali Bukhari, said it was a big achievement for Bukhari. Responding to that, Bukhari said he was pressing for the same from the very first day.
Later, the court, while issuing order to produce the PTI chairman and Qureshi in the court on Nov 28, adjourned hearing of the case.