Cabinet approves jail trial of #PTI chief, #Qureshi in cipher case
ISLAMABAD (MNP) – Federal cabinet on Sunday approved Law Ministry’s summary for jail trial of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in cipher case.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Ministry of Law had issued an NOC on August 29 for the jail trial of PTI chief and Shah Mehmood Qureshi in cipher case due to security concerns which has been approved by the federal cabinet
According to sources, the federal cabinet has approved the summary through circulation. The summary of the jail trial of the cipher case was sent by the Ministry of Law.
Earlier on Friday (November 10), a special court established under the Official Secrets Act had deferred hearing of cipher case against PTI chairman and senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi without any proceedings at Adiala Jail.
Special court judge Abul Hasnaat Zulqarnain conducted hearing of the case at Adiala Jail. Both PTI chairman and vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi were brought to courtroom.
