Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years in jail in a cipher case, according to Pakistani media outlets reports.
The verdict comes nine days before the February 8 general elections, which the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan’s party is contesting amid a state crackdown and without an electoral symbol.
Special Court Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain announced the verdict in the case.
In a post on X, PTI’s official account issued a statement saying that Pakistan stood with Imran and Qureshi.
“No such sham trial can change what happened in March-April 2022, on the orders of Donald Lu,” the statement added.
“A complete mockery and disregard of the law in the cipher case shall not lead us to forget our primary responsibility in order to provide justice to Imran and Qureshi.”
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