Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday disposed of PTI Chairman Imran Khan's petition against his jail trial in cipher case.
The court said apparently there was no malafide intention in conducting trial of PTI chief in jail.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the reserved verdict on Imran Khan’s petition challenging the Law Ministry’s notification to hold PTI Chairman’s trial in jail in the diplomatic cable case.
Last week, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act set October 17 as date for indictment of the PTI Chairman and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in case.
During the hearing, both the leaders were presented before Judge Zulqarnain in the court set up in Adiala Jail.
The date for the indictment was set after the copies of the challan, submitted to the court by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), were provided to the counsels of the accused. After setting the date of the indictment, the government witnesses were also issued notices by the court.
