Pak court rejects Imran Khan’s petition challenging his indictment in cipher case

In a major setback to Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, the Islamabad High Court on Thursday rejected his petition challenging his indictment by a special court on charges of leaking state secrets and violating the laws of the country.

Chief Justice Aamer Farooq disposed of 71-year-old Khan’s plea but directed that he be provided a “fair trial”.

Khan and his close ally ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, 67, were indicted by the special court judge on Monday during the hearing held in the Adiala Jail Rawalpindi on charges of leaking state secrets.