Imran Khan grilled in missing cypher case, admits losing diplomatic cable

Khan, 70, is currently serving a three-year jail term after he was sentenced by a court in a corruption case earlier this month

PTI chief Imran Khan at a Lahore court, on Friday	pti/ap
The cable in question was the same document Khan had for long mentioned as evidence of a US-backed conspiracy to remove him as the prime minister last year
Press Trust of India Islamabad
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2023 | 10:45 PM IST

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Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan admitted misplacing a confidential diplomatic cable as he was interrogated by Pakistan's top investigative agency at the Attock Jail in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act for wrongful use of the classified document, according to media reports on Sunday.

Khan, 70, is currently serving a three-year jail term after he was sentenced by a court in a corruption case earlier this month.

The cable in question was the same document Khan had for long mentioned as evidence of a US-backed conspiracy to remove him as the prime minister last year.

Khan had waved a document at a rally days before his ouster as prime minister in April 2022, saying it was proof of foreign conspiracy.

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Topics :Imran KhanPakistan corruption cases

First Published: Aug 27 2023 | 2:20 PM IST

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