Pakistan’s ex-PM Khan, wife receive lengthy jail sentences in graft scandal
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FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, with his wife, Bushra Bibi, speaks to the media at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 17, 2023.
An anti-corruption court in Pakistan Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 years and seven years “rigorous imprisonment,” respectively, in a contentious graft scandal stemming from his time in office. The tribunal established within the Rawalpindi prison complex, where Khan has been held since August 2023, delivered the repeatedly delayed verdict, stating that he was also fined around $3,500, while his spouse, Bushra Bibi, was fined half that amount. Following the conviction, the former first lady was taken into custody from the court premises. The case is linked to the alleged misuse of authority involving the Al-Qadir University Project Trust that Khan, 72, and his wife established while in office from 2018 to 2022.
