Imran Khan moves high court against ‘hasty’ indictment in cipher case

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has moved the Islamabad High Court to challenge his indictment in the cipher case. Khan and his party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), claim that a classified diplomatic cable contained a threat from the US to oust his government. Khan argues that the trial judge rushed the indictment, violating principles of criminal law and compromising a fair trial. He has requested the high court to declare the indictment illegal and unlawful due to procedural lapses.