Cypher case: IHC acquits PTI founder, Shah Mehmood Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court has announced the verdict of the cypher case and accepted appeals for acquittal of founding chairman PTI Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Islamabad High Court acquitted Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case

The trial court’s sentence of 10 years was suspended

Founding Chairman PTI and Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s appeal against conviction in cypher case accepted.

The acquittal of Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cypher case by the Islamabad High Court significantly increases the likelihood of his release, as there are no other pending cases of punishment against him.

Sources within the Jail Administration have indicated that they will take the necessary legal actions to facilitate his release once they receive the court orders.

This development is expected to have a considerable impact on PTI’s leadership dynamics and political strategies moving forward.

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar said that in cypher case, the release of the Founder Chairman PTI and Shah Mehmood Qureshi has proved to be the first drop of rain today. Soon the rain of mercy will descend and our Founder Chairman PTI and Vice Chairman will be among us, he hoped.

PTI Senator Ali Zafar said that the prosecution has the right to appeal but there is nothing in the case, adding that the nation was eagerly waiting for this decision,

He thanked Allah Almighty and justice has prevailed.

The punishment in the cypher case was illegal, it had to be annulled, Ali Zafar maintained.