2024-05-01 07:26:17
(Ihtshyam Kayani) The hearing on the appeals against the sentences of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case has been adjourned till May 2.
According to the details, Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the appeals of Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi. He went and kept the cipher document with himself, the former prime minister did not follow the direction to return the cipher document, I will tell the court about the movement of the cipher document, Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb said that what you said about the cipher movement. They are telling us that we have to write them, you are reading from the laptop but we have to write them, you show us these things in writing, so that there is nothing left for us to write.
Lawyer Salman Safdar said that I have explained all these things in the court before, Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb said that come now, tell us how the cipher reached the Azam document. Chief Justice Aamir Farooq asked the FI prosecutor to tell what you are telling first so that the link is not broken, the FIA prosecutor resumed arguments and Azam Khan admitted that his staff had Prime Minister gave the copy, according to Azam Khan, the Prime Minister kept the cipher copy and did not return it. Kept it with me to read, after a few days when I asked for it back, the prime minister said that the cipher copy was lost, the prime minister said that he had asked the staff and the military secretary to find it.
Chief Justice Amir Farooq questioned that if the cipher copy reached Azam Khan, would it have been given to the Prime Minister as well? The founder of PTI never refused to receive the cipher copy, the postal details of the cipher copy reaching Azam Khan must be there, is there any evidence of the cipher copy going from Azam Khan to the Prime Minister? The FIA prosecutor said that everything is there, the in and out registers are there, Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb asked that no one has any objection to the cipher document going to the prime minister’s office? Tell me about it.
The Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court asked to tell if there is any evidence of the document reaching the Prime Minister. FIA Prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah said that no, he could not. Chief Justice Amir Farooq again questioned that Azam Khan would have given the cipher document to the Prime Minister. , the Prime Minister’s Secretary may not have made the decision about De Marsh, how do we know that the Prime Minister may not have returned the cipher? .
Justice Hasan Aurangzeb said that the only evidence of the cipher document going from Azam Khan to the Prime Minister is Azam Khan’s statement, the founder PTI’s lawyer is objecting to Azam Khan’s statement only, the case on the so-called kidnapping of Azam Khan. What happened to what was recorded? Is anyone from Advocate General Islamabad or his office present in the court? The State Council replied that I don’t know, I will check and tell the court. Justice Hasan Aurangzeb said that don’t just check, submit a report with all certified copies at the next hearing. There will be signatures, tell the court that the case has been challaned or discharged, if the case is pending, then also present the details in the court.
FIA prosecutor read out PTI founder’s speech in March 27 meeting FIA prosecutor argued that PTI founder believed that the document I have is a cipher, the Chief Justice questioned. If I pick up a piece of paper and say that it is an FIR, will you accept it? The FIA prosecutor replied that I have no right even to deny what my lord said, Justice Hasan Aurangzeb spoke up and said that we are hearing under the criminal law and must be looked at very strictly, this is a politician. Speaking at a rally, how can you believe it? A politician’s statement in a rally is to get support, a politician is showing something out of his pocket in a rally, so how can we accept it as a cipher?
Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb further questioned whether all the information coming through the cipher is confidential. The FIA prosecutor replied that all the information coming through the cipher is confidential, the Chief Justice asked if someone sends a weather report from abroad, would that also be a confidential document? The FIA prosecutor replied that it is a matter of understanding why someone would send weather conditions. Justice Hasan Aurangzeb said that it is a different matter if someone gives a map related to Pakistan in a war situation. Is not the right of the public to know? The Prime Minister is the representative of the people and this is his responsibility. After hearing the arguments of the FIA prosecutor, the court adjourned the hearing till May 2.
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2024-05-01 07:26:17