Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi awarded 14-year imprisonment in Toshakhana case
RAWALPINDI: The Accountability Court (AC) in the Toshakhana case awarded a 14-year...
PTI founder moves IHC for certified copy of cipher verdict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) founder has approached the Islamabad High Court for a certified copy of the verdict in the cipher case.
Imran Khan has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court through Barrister Ali Zafar.
It has been stated in the petition that the trial of the cipher case has been conducted against the legal requirements, there are legal defects in the trial of the cipher case and the lawyers of the accused were not allowed to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses in the trial.
It has been stated in the petition that the court passed the judgment in violation of Section 367 of the Penal Code.
In the petition, it is prayed that the special court be directed to provide copies of all the evidence, interim and final orders.
Earlier, Accountability Court (AC) in the Toshakhana case awarded a 14-year imprisonment for both the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and his wife, Bushra Bibi.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) initiated the case against them on December 19 last year. AC Judge Muhammad Bashir delivered the verdict, also disqualifying the PTI founder and his wife from holding public office for 10 years, accompanied by a fine of Rs787 million.
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