A particular court docket in Pakistan on Monday indicted former prime minister Imran Khan within the cipher case for allegedly violating the key legal guidelines of the nation.

Khan, 71, was arrested in August after a case was filed in opposition to him for allegedly violating the Official Secrets Act by disclosing a secret diplomatic cable (cipher) despatched by the nation’s embassy in Washington in March final 12 months.

Former overseas minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was additionally indicted together with Khan.

Khan had used that doc to construct a story that his authorities was ousted because of a overseas conspiracy.

The listening to of the case was held on the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi by particular court docket choose Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain.

Khan and Qureshi have pleaded not responsible to the fees.

After the indictment, the court docket adjourned the listening to until October 27 when it would begin the formal trial.

Earlier after listening to the case final week, the court docket had adjourned the listening to until October 23 with the remarks that Khan and Qureshi can be indicted on that day.

The The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on September 30 offered the cost sheet in opposition to Khan and Qureshi who signed its copies.

The court docket was earlier set to indict Khan on October 17 however it delayed it after Khan’s legal professionals objected that he was not supplied with the copies of chargesheet.

The cipher case issues a diplomatic cable, which reportedly went lacking from Khan’s possession. Khan had repeatedly stated earlier than and after the no-confidence movement in opposition to him final 12 months that the cipher pointed to a conspiracy to take away him from the prime minister’s workplace.

Khan has been in jail resulting from cipher case for the reason that Islamabad High Court on August 29 granted him bail within the Toshakhana case during which he was arrested on August 5 from Lahore.

More than 150 instances have been registered in opposition to Khan since ouster from energy in April final 12 months.