Cipher case: IHC reserves verdict on Imran’s plea towards trial in Attock jail

The deposed prime minister — who’s in judicial custody until September 13 within the cipher case — filed a plea within the IHC towards the regulation ministry’s notification by way of his counsel Sher Afzal Marwat.

Khan has been imprisoned within the jail since his conviction within the Toshakhana case on August 5 for failing to correctly declare presents he obtained whereas in workplace.

The IHC had overturned a decrease courtroom’s choice to jail him for 3 years with an Rs100,000 tremendous — a judgment that stored him from contesting upcoming elections — he stays behind bars as a result of his judicial remand within the cipher case.

In his petition, the PTI chief requested the courtroom to declare the notification null and void because it was “unlawful” to shift the courtroom to Attock jail.

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq reserved the decision on the plea difficult the ministry’s notification after listening to the arguments right this moment. The courtroom had sought a proof from the respondents on the discover.

On the outset of the listening to, Extra Lawyer Normal Munawar Iqbal Duggal instructed the courtroom that the cipher’s listening to in Attock jail was a one-time permission.