US EditionPakistan court rules jail trial of ex-PM Imran Khan illegal
- The Islamabad High Court has declared the jail trial of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets illegal, according to Khan's lawyer.
- Khan's legal team challenged the law ministry notification ordering the jail trial, which has been conducted in jail citing security concerns since last month when Khan was indicted.
- Khan, who was forced from office after losing a no-confidence vote, has been kept in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since September 26.
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Pakistan Court Quashes Jail Trial of Former PM Khan
A federal court in Pakistan ruled on Tuesday that the closed-door jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets was unlawful. A single-judge special tribunal has been conducting the judicial proceedings inside a prison near the capital of Islamabad, where Khan was indicted on the charges last month. But Khan challenged the indictment in a higher federal court, arguing that the entire trial breached his…
Pakistan court rules prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is illegal
A Pakistani court ruled Tuesday that the closed-door prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing state secrets is illegal, his lawyer said. The ruling by the Islamabad High Court came on a petition filed by Khan, who has demanded an open trial, lawyer Naeem Haider…
A court in Pakistan announced today that the prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is on charges of giving away state secrets - illegal, his lawyer Naem Haider Panjuta told the media.
Pakistan court declares jail trial of ex-PM Imran Khan illegal - La Prensa Latina Media
Islamabad, Nov 21 (EFE).- A Pakistani court ruled on Tuesday that the jail trial of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to leaking state secrets was illegal, his party said. Khan and then-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi are charged with leaking diplomatic correspondence between Washington and Islamabad. Khan has asserted that the cable, also known as a cipher, was evidence that his removal in April 2022 was part of an Americ…
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