FIA summons PTI chief in cypher case on Aug 1

Islamabad: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday summoned the former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief in the "cipher conspiracy" case.

The former premier was asked to appear before the JIT with the relevant documents on August 1.

The PTI chief summons notice was sent to his residence at Banigala.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) summoned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman on July 25 (Tuesday) in a “cipher conspiracy” case on Wednesday.

The former premier had been called to appear at FIA headquarters with all the required documents.

The FIA notification warned that the PTI head would face consequences if he failed to appear before the agency.

The development occurred as a result of a statement made by Azam Khan, the former prime minister's personal secretary, in which he referred to the former premier's use of the US cypher as a "conspiracy" to "manipulate for creating a narrative against the state institutions."

In his statement, the former bureaucrat claimed that when he gave the ex-premier the cypher, he was "happy" and termed the language as a "US blunder".

The former prime minister allegedly responded by saying that the cable might be used to "create a narrative against the state institutions," according to Azam.