Imran Khan, the former chairman of Pakstan Tehrik-e-Insaaf, and Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the vice chairman, were indicted on Wednesday in connection with the Cipher case.
Judge Abual Hasnant of the Special Court was hearing the case at Adiala Jail, where the two PTI leaders are detained.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Imran Khan have both denied the accusations made against them.
The adjourned hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.
The PTI chairman is accused of misusing a diplomatic cipher for his political gain in a cipher case brought by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) under the Official Secrets Act.
A code used to encrypt and decrypt private correspondence between governments or diplomatic missions is known as a diplomatic cipher.
The former Pakistani prime minister and PTI chairman allegedly spoke with party members and avoided a motion of no confidence in him in the parliament by using the US cipher.
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On August 15, the PTI chairman and vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi were the targets of a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the FBI, following the shocking disclosures made by Azam Khan, the former principal secretary of the party, regarding the misuse of cyphers.
Asad Umar, the former minister of planning, and Tehmina Janjua, the former foreign secretary, were also named in the FIR.
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