Pakistan’s ex-premier moves top court against changes to laws on military, intelligence agencies
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s legal team has challenged the two crucial legislations regarding changes to laws on military and intelligence agencies in the country’s top court.
“The Official Secrets Act, the Army Amendment Act have been challenged in the Supreme Court by Imran Khan. He has requested that both Acts are contrary to various provisions of Article 10A, Article 8 and Article 19 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973,” Ali Aijaz Butter, Khan’s lawyer, said Saturday on X.
He added that in his petition, Khan has requested the top court to suspend both laws, which give authorities more power to prosecute people for acts against the state and its powerful military.
Khan is currently incarcerated in a case commonly known as the “cipher case” under the Official Secrets Act.
The case is related to diplomatic communications between Washington and Islamabad, which Khan alleges was part of a “US conspiracy” to topple his government in April 2022.
Last month, the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill 2023 and the Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 made headlines when the country’s President Arif Alvi said he had not signed the bills.
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