ISLAMABAD, July 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan will open criminal proceedings against former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of exposing official secrets, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of cases the former premier has been facing.
The case is related to diplomatic correspondence between Washington and Islamabad, which Khan said early last year was part of a U.S. conspiracy to topple his government.
Sanaullah said the principal secretary also testified that Khan told him he had lost the copy of the letter when he was asked for its return.
"It is a crime to expose an official secret," the interior minister said, adding the state will be filing the charges in the court against Khan.
The secrecy charge is the latest in a multitude of charges Khan has faced since his ouster, including graft, murder and sedition.
Persons:
Imran Khan, Rana Sanaullah, Khan, Azam Khan, Sanaullah, Washington, Asif Shahzad, Andrew Heavens, Tomasz Janowski, Alexandra Hudson
Organizations:
Washington, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson
Locations:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Washington, Islamabad, U.S, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine