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Pakistan: 14 years to former prime minister and his wife for corruption - Asia

2024-01-31T06:19:42.170Z

Highlights: Pakistan: 14 years to former prime minister and his wife for corruption - Asia.com. Khan was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison in a case in which he was accused of leaking state secrets. The sentence follows a complaint filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for irregularities in the deposit of state gifts received when Imran Khan was in power. The ruling comes a few days before the legislative and provincial elections on February 8, for which the former PM was already ineligible.


After a 10-year sentence for divulging state secrets (ANSA)


The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, and his wife were sentenced today to 14 years in prison for corruption: local media reported.


    Khan was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison in a case in which he was accused of leaking state secrets.

 The former Prime Minister of Pakistan and his wife Bushra Bibi were convicted of corruption in the so-called Toshakhana (state donations archive) case.


The sentence follows a complaint filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the country's anti-corruption body, for irregularities in the deposit of state gifts received when Imran Khan was in power.


The ruling comes a few days before the legislative and provincial elections on February 8, for which the former prime minister was already ineligible.  


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