US EditionPakistan’s former premier Imran Khan and wife convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case
- Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to seven years in prison for violating the law by marrying without completing the Iddat period after Bibi's divorce.
- Khan has received three convictions this week, including one for leaking state secrets and another for the illegal sale of gifts received during his time as prime minister.
- Khan is barred from contesting and holding office for a decade, and Pakistan's upcoming election is deemed to be one of the least credible in the country's history due to military repression against Khan and his allies.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been sentenced to seven years in prison for illegally marrying under Islamic law. It is the third conviction for Khan in a week after he was sentenced to another 14 years in prison just a day after being handed a 10-year prison sentence for disclosing confidential documents on Wednesday.
Pakistan Court Convicts Ex-PM Khan, Wife of Unlawful Marriage
ISLAMABAD — A court in Pakistan sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison Saturday after finding them guilty of a marriage law violation in 2018. The disputed ruling ahead of national elections on Thursday marked the third conviction against Khan this week and the fourth since he was removed from power through an opposition parliamentary vote of no-confidence in April 2022. The judge announced the verdict a…
A Pakistani court on Saturday declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan's marriage to his third wife illegal under Islamic law and sentenced the couple to seven years in prison each, the former head of government's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said in a statement.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra have been convicted again. This time the court sentenced them to seven years in prison, then annulled their marriage.
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