Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s physical remand extended by 3 days in Cipher Case
Judge Abual Hasnat conducted an in-camera hearing of the case in the special court.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s physical remand in Cipher case has been extended by 3 days!
On Friday, a special court in Islamabad extended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s physical remand by three days in the cipher case.
Judge Abual Hasnat conducted an in-camera hearing of the case in the special court.
The PTI senior leader was produced at the judicial complex, heavily secured by the Frontier Corps and Islamabad Police personnel,
At today’s hearing, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sought a nine-day physical remand of the PTI leader for further investigation into the cipher case pertaining to the alleged misuse of classified documents for political purposes by the previous Imran Khan-led government.
Qureshi’s counsel Shoaib Shaheen opposed his physical remand sought by the FIA.
The special prosecutor for the cipher case, Zulfiqar Naqvi had sought a nine-day remand of the PTI leader.
However, the judge remanded Shah Mahmood Qureshi into FIA’s custody for three days.
