Islamabad, The troubles of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan have not reduced yet. It was not even a few minutes after getting relief in the Toshakhana case that Imran Khan has been arrested again in a different case. Imran Khan has been arrested in the cipher case. Shortly before, the Islamabad High Court had suspended the verdict in the Toshakhana case and ordered his release.

According to Pakistani TV channel Sama TV, Imran Khan has been arrested in the cipher case and has been sent to judicial custody till 30 August. Judge Abul Hasnat Zulkurnain of the Official Secret Act Court has given this order. Earlier, the Islamabad High Court had on Tuesday stayed the conviction and three-year jail term of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana corruption case.

In fact, the division bench of Chief Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri gave this much-awaited verdict. The division bench had on Monday reserved its decision after hearing the arguments of both the parties on Imran's petition challenging the lower court's decision in the case. A sessions court in Islamabad on August 5 sentenced 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) chairman Imran Khan to three years in jail in the Toshakhana corruption case.

The cricketer-turned-politician was convicted of illegally selling state gifts received by him and his family during his prime ministership between 2018 and 2022. The sessions court had also barred the PTI chief from taking part in political activities for the next five years, thereby barring him from contesting the upcoming elections. Imran challenged the lower court's decision in the Islamabad High Court.

What is cipher matter?

Cypher is linked to national security. A cipher is a secret, restricted diplomatic communication, written in some sort of code language. Imran Khan is accused of using highly secret information through ciphers for his political gains. Imran is alleged to have sent secret information to the Pak embassy in Washington for his own benefit, which is known as the cipher case.