Imran Khan was shifted to Attock jail in Pakistan’s Punjab province amid tight security on Saturday after a trial court found the former prime minister guilty of corrupt practices in a corruption case and sentenced him to three years in prison. Khan, 70, was arrested from his Zaman Park home in Lahore on… Continue reading Pak ex-PM moved to Attock jail after 3-year sentence in corruption case
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No ‘hurdle’ left in holding polls after ex-PM Imran’s arrest: Pak analyst
Imran Khan (Photo: Bloomberg) Imran Khan’s conviction and his three-year jail term in a corruption case have cleared a “major hurdle” for the ruling PML-N and the military establishment, who appear to be on the same page, to hold the elections, a leading political analyst said on Saturday. Former Pakistan prime minister Khan,… Continue reading No ‘hurdle’ left in holding polls after ex-PM Imran’s arrest: Pak analyst
Pakistan police arrest 10 PTI workers for protesting ex-PM Imran’s arrest
Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Saturday arrested 10 PTI workers for protesting a trial court’s conviction and sentencing of former prime minister Imran Khan in a corruption case. Khan, 70, was arrested from his Zaman Park home in Lahore on Saturday shortly after an Islamabad trial court found him guilty of corrupt… Continue reading Pakistan police arrest 10 PTI workers for protesting ex-PM Imran’s arrest
PTI to challenge ex-PM Imran’s 3-year sentence in Toshakhana case: Qureshi
The sentencing and arrest of Imran Khan in the Toshakhana corruption case is “politically motivated”, his close aide and former Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday, asserting that the party will challenge the verdict and use all legal means to defend the ex-prime minister. Khan, 70, was arrested from his… Continue reading PTI to challenge ex-PM Imran’s 3-year sentence in Toshakhana case: Qureshi