There was no question, according to former interior minister and PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah, that the cypher was a confidential document, and that Imran had used it for political gain. “The punishment is completely justified and was given via legal means,” he stated in a media statement. PTI is entitled to file an appeal with the Supreme Court of this ruling. “It is entirely distinct from endangering national security what the Supreme Court did to the PTI in terms of disqualifying a political party,” Sanaullah continued. Azam Nazeer Tarar, the leader of the PML-N and a former law minister, claimed that Imran had “made a joke out of the Official Secrets Act” and “used a classified document to save his government” at a press conference held later.