Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Reuters File.
A Pakistan particular courtroom on Tuesday prolonged judicial remand of former prime minister Imran Khan for an additional 14 days within the Cipher case, blighting the possibilities of his early launch.
Khan, additionally the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) celebration, was arrested final month after a case was filed towards him for allegedly violating the Official Secrets and techniques Act by disclosing a cable (a.okay.a. cipher) ship by the nation’s embassy in Washington final 12 months in March.
It’s for the third time that Khan had been despatched to jail on remand. The earlier 14-day remand ended in the present day.
The particular courtroom decide Abual Hasnat Zulqernain performed hearings within the District Jail Attock, the place Khan has been detained since 5 August after his arrest following conviction within the Toshakhana case.
After the listening to, the courtroom ordered to maintain him in judicial custody till 10 October to finish the probe.
The courtroom additionally prolonged remand of former international minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for a similar interval.
Qureshi has additionally been accused underneath the identical legislation.
Although the Islamabad Excessive Court docket on Monday ordered authorities to shift Khan to the Adiyala jail in Rawalpindi however the directive was not carried out.
Earlier, the authorities allowed to conduct listening to of the case within the jail because of safety issues.