Pakistan News: The troubles of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan have increased once again. In fact, a special court of Pakistan today i.e. on Tuesday has extended the judicial custody of former Prime Minister Imran Khan for 14 more days in the cipher case. With this, the possibility of his early release has also reduced. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan was arrested in March last year in violation of the Official Secrets Act. He is accused of violating the confidentiality of the official document (cipher) sent by the Pakistan Embassy in America.
Judicial custody increased for the third time
This is the third time that Imran Khan’s judicial custody has been extended. His last 14-day detention period ended today. Special court judge Abul Hasnat Zulkarnain conducted the hearing in the district jail Attock. Imran Khan has been detained in this jail since August 5 after being convicted in the Toshakhana case. After the hearing, the court extended his judicial custody till October 10 to complete the investigation.
The court also extended the custody of former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for the same period. Qureshi also faces charges under the same Act. However, the Islamabad High Court on Monday ordered the authorities to transfer Imran to Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, but no action has been taken yet. Earlier, the authorities had given permission to hear the case in jail citing security reasons.
Imran Khan is lodged in Attock jail.
It is noteworthy that earlier Islamabad High Court had ordered to transfer Imran from Attock Jail to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, but the direction has not been implemented yet. At the same time, due to security reasons, permission was given to hear the Imran Khan case in jail.
Who is Imran Khan?
The full name of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi. He is a Pakistani politician. Imran is also the founder and president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party. Imran Khan was born in 1952 in Lahore, Pakistan. Before being a politician, Imran Khan was a famous Pakistani cricketer, who also made the Pakistani team the world champion in the World Cup. In 2013, he entered Pakistani politics and contested the election for the post of Prime Minister of Pakistan under the PTI flag. In the elections held in 2018, PTI party registered a big victory and Imran Khan was accepted as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.