RAWALPINDI: The Special court hearing case has sentenced Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) founder and Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years in prison.
Special Court Judge Abul Hasanat Zulqarnain heard the cipher case against PTI founder Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Adiala Jail. Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood were present in the court.
The court in its verdict said the prosecution had enough evidence to prove the charges against the former prime minister and ex-foreign minister.
During the hearing, Questionnaire 342 was given to Shah Mehmood Qureshi and founder of PTI, on which both accused said that lawyers are not present, how will we record the statement.
Later, the court recorded PTI founder Imran Khan's 342 statement, in which Imran Khan said that the cipher had come to his office, but the military secretary was responsible for its security. He said that no clue was found about the cipher.
The court, after recording the statement of Imran Khan 342 and giving the decision of the case after a short hearing, said that Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood are sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in the cipher case.
The judge delivered a brief oral judgment on the case.
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It should be noted that earlier Imran Khan had challenged the appointment of government lawyer in the Islamabad High Court in the cipher case.
