Posted 12/22/2023, 8:33:21 AM
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Imran Khan, Qureshi in Cipher Case; Orders Surety Bonds
- Supreme Court approves bail for Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in cipher case, directs them to submit surety bonds
- Case pertains to a diplomatic document allegedly not returned by Imran that PTI claims contained US threat to oust him
- IHC had scrapped earlier cipher trial proceedings against Imran and Qureshi, called for a fair retrial
- Imran's lawyer argues arrest was politically motivated after suspension of sentence in Toshakhana case
- Justice Minallah notes real cipher is with Foreign Office, can't be publicly discussed; questions what prosecution alleges about cipher sharing