Imran Khan’s Judicial Custody in Cipher Case Extended by 14 Days by Pak Court

A special court in Pakistan on Tuesday extended judicial custody of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Cipher case for another 14 days. The previous 14-day remand ended today.

The court ordered to keep him in judicial custody until October 10 to complete the probe.

The court also extended the remand of former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for the same period.

Qureshi has also been accused under the same law.

Imran Khan, the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was arrested in August as a case was filed against him for allegedly violating the Official Secrets Act by disclosing a cable sent by the Pakistan embassy in Washington in March 2022.

It is the third time that Imran Khan has been sent to jail on remand.

The special court hearing was held in the District Jail Attock, where Khan has been lodged since August 5 following his conviction in the Toshakhana case.