ISLAMABAD:
The hearing of cypher case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be held at Attock Jail on today.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the case will be heard by Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain of the special court established under the Secret Act at the prison.
The interior ministry, in view of security concerns, had written a letter on August 29 seeking permission to conduct a jail trial of the PTI chief on August 30.
The law ministry replied that it had no objection in this regard.
The PTI chairman is on a 14-day judicial remand in the cypher case at the Attock Jail.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the PTI chief’s sentence in the Toshakhana case and ordered his release.
A division bench of the IHC, comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Tariq Mehmood Jahangir announced the much-anticipated reserved decision.
The court said that a copy of the judgement would be available shortly.