Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 14 years in state gifts case
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption and leaking state secrets.
- The couple has also been disqualified from holding public office for 10 years, and they are facing hefty fines.
- The timing of the ruling, just days before Pakistan's general election, raises concerns about political motivations.
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Pakistan court sentences former PM Imran Khan and wife to 14 years in prison
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for corruption during Khan’s tenure as prime minister. Khan was sentenced to ten years in prison the day before over revealing state secrets. The couple was investigated by the National Accountability Bureau, Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency, over illegally selling state gifts. The court also fined each of them 787 million rupe…
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