ISLAMABAD: Special court in Islamabad on Friday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s three-day physical remand in a case pertaining to a diplomatic cipher that reportedly went missing from ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s custody. Judge Abu Al-Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the case against Shah Mahmood Qureshi under Official Secrets Act 2023.

At the outset of the hearing, the FIA lawyer pleaded with the court for 9-day physical remand of the former foreign minister for recovery of cipher copy, while Shoaib Shaheen, Qureshi’s lawyer, opposed the request. Later, the court extended the physical remand of Shah Mahmood Qureshi for three days and asked the investigating officer to present Qureshi again on August 28. Qureshi, who served as foreign minister, was arrested in the capital Islamabad last week.