RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD (HRNW) – The cipher episode damaged Pakistan’s relations with other nations, which benefitted the rival countries, says the special court judge in the detailed verdict issued on Thursday.
It mentioned that their actions compromised the entire communication system with other countries. The cipher was received by the Foreign Office from Pakistan embassy in the United States, the court said while mentioning the sensitive nature the diplomatic document and the trust between the two nations attached to the same.
The cipher was used for personal gains as the two convicts misused their offices as the prime minister and the foreign minister while violating their oaths and thus adversely affected Pakistan’s ties with friendly countries.
In a 77-page judgement, the judge, Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, noted that the two convicts – the PTI founder and his close associate Shah Mehmood Qureshi – cited cheap excuses in the shape of so-called strains and tried to portray themselves as hapless during the proceedings to get sympathy. The right to fair trial doesn’t apply to a cunning accused.