Sanaullah accuses Qureshi of involvement in cipher conspiracy

Sanaullah accuses Qureshi of involvement in cipher conspiracy

Pakistan

Those responsible for cipher conspiracy should be brought to justice: Sanaullah

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday accused former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi of involvement in the cipher conspiracy.

Taking to Twitter, Sanaullah castigated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, alleging that the latter had compromised the interests of the country. He asserted: "The PTI leadership was acting against the interests of the country".

"The state institutions' prestige has been harmed by a fake drama. Those responsible for the cipher conspiracy should be brought to justice," Sanaullah maintained.

- Political mileage -

Principal secretary to the fomer prime minister, Azam Khan on Wednesday claimed that the ex-premier had "pre-planned" the US cipher drama in an attempt to gain political mileage.

Azam Khan, who had earlier been "missing" since last month, had recorded his statement under the CrPC 164 before a magistrate.

The former bureaucrat, in his confession, said when he provided the ex-premier with the cipher, he was "happy" and termed the language as a "US blunder".