Imran moves IHC against indictment in the cypher case.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan challenged on Wednesday the special court's October 17 indictment order in the cypher case in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The former prime minister through his counsel, Sher Afzal Marwat, has requested the court to declare the special court's October 9 order null and void. In his plea, the ex-premier has argued that the special court had asked him to receive the copies of the case, but he has not done so, adding that the court was initiating the process of indictment without waiting for the IHC's ruling on his plea challenging the in-camera proceedings of the cypher case.

Two days ago, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act formally commenced the cypher case trial of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, setting October 17 as the date of their indictment. Special Court Judge Abul Hasanat Zulqarnain ordered the distribution of the copies of the charge-sheet among the accused, rejecting the defence's plea for delaying the process until the reserved ruling of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on their plea against the inprison trial was announced. However, both Imran and Qureshi refused to receive the copies of the charge-sheet and sign...