Cypher case: PTI Chief’s trial to be held today

ISLAMABAD: The trial for the cypher case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman is scheduled to take place on Wednesday at Attock Jail.

According to sources, Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain will preside over the cypher case hearing against the PTI chief. Furthermore, the Ministry of Law has authorised the hearing to be conducted at the venue.

Meanwhile, a formal notification has also been issued for the relocation of the special court overseeing the trial of PTI chief to Attock Jail, as reported by the sources.

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The sources indicated that the decision to hold the hearing at Attock Jail was prompted by security concerns, with the Ministry of Interior having previously communicated the matter to the Ministry of Law.

Separately, the party has also approached the Supreme Court, requesting its attention to the decision to move the trial of PTI chief to Attock Jail.

IHC suspends PTI chairman’s sentence in Toshakhana case

On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the conviction of the PTI chairman by a sessions court in the Toshakhana case.

On August 5, Judge Dilawar of the Islamabad sessions court had handed down a verdict under section 174 of the Elections Act, entailing a three-year sentence to jail and a five-year disqualification from running for public office for PTI chairman.

A bench comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri heard the plea filed by chairman PTI’s counsel Latif Khosa who requested the court to issue an order on the meeting request.

Earlier, arguing before the bench, the ECP lawyer, Amjad Parvez emphasized the necessity of notifying the public prosecutor in the case. The CJ remarked that the complaint was filed by the ECP, not the state. “You never raised this point in the trial court; this is the first time you’re mentioning it,” he added.