Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former foreign minister moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday against the conviction in the Cypher case, according to ARY News.
The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan was granted bail in 12 cases related to May 9 riots by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi, The Express Tribune reported.
Polling operations at various stations throughout the country have encountered significant delays owing to a range of technical and logistical impediments, hindering the commencement of the electoral process
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and other political leaders who are currently incarcerated have cast their votes through a postal ballot from Adiala Jail.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi was disqualified for five years by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday, as reported by ARY News.
In an interaction with journalists, Imran Khan criticized the judges presiding over the decisions, accusing them of transforming the justice system into a show.
Hours after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 10 years in jail in the cypher case, his lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar alleged that Khan's legal team was not allowed in the trial and they have now approached higher courts.
Ali Zafar said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will challenge the sentence given to Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi after receiving a detailed verdict in the cypher case
The cypher case involves a diplomatic document that the Federal Investigation Agency alleges was never returned by Imran, with the PTI asserting the document contained a threat from the United States to remove Imran as prime minister.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has termed the upcoming general polls 'mock elections', saying that the exercise is a waste of money, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.
The former Sindh governor, in his statement, also revealed that he had never asked Qureshi -- who remains behind bars for his "involvement" in the May 9 riots -- to leave the party.