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According to local media, Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and his leader, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, have been convicted to ten years in prison in connection with the cipher case.
Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain of the special court made the announcement at the hearing at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, according to a report by Geo News.
Speaking to media earlier, Khan claimed that the trial’s rapid pace implied that the “match is already fixed.”
Dawn said that Khan claimed all efforts are being taken to keep US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu alive.
He declared that the current events had tarnished the reputation of the general elections and that he was eager to have talks with the establishment.
He claimed that the arrests of PTI members were the direct result of Pakistan’s chief judge. He declared that he would request that an investigation be carried out on those who had not shown up for electioneering.
According to the PTI founder, Nawaz Sharif, the supreme leader of the PML(N), came back to Pakistan as part of an agreement with the establishment and still uses a “Vigo vehicle” to get to the prime minister’s office. If granted permission, he threatened to organize the largest rally ever.
Khan claimed that former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was “seeking a deal for the opposition leaders, adding that he would ask the court to summon Gen Bajwa, Donald Lu and the military attache as witnesses”, Dawn reported.
Source: IANS
