Rawalpindi: The special court on Saturday appointed state counsels for former premier Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in cipher case.
Malik Abdul Rehman will represent Khan while Hazrat Younus will represent Qureshi in the case and cross-examine the witnesses.
The decision was announced by special court, formed under the Official Secrets Act, Judge Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain after the counsels representing the accused were absent from court proceedings on Friday.
On September 30, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had submitted a challan, a charge sheet, in a special court established under the Official Secrets Act naming PTI Chaiman Imran Khan and vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi as the principal accused in the case.
On November 23, both the PTI chief and vice chairman were indicted in the case. The two pleaded not guilty.
