Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former foreign minister and number two in the party founded by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), “were sentenced to ten years in prison in (this) case” The former star cricketer believes the proceedings against him are politically motivated. He accuses the army, which helped him come to power in 2018 but whose support he has since lost, of seeking to prevent him from regaining leadership of the country.