A supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party kisses a photo frame of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, takes part in a protest rally for the release of leader Imran Khan, in Peshawar on March 31, 2024/AFPPix: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife had their 14-year prison sentences for graft suspended by a Pakistan high court on Monday, his party said.
A spokesman for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said the Islamabad High Court dropped the pair’s sentences from an anti-corruption court over selling state gifts, with an appeal against their convictions pending. His wife Bushra Bibi was also sentenced over graft and a marriage the courts said came too quickly after her divorce, in breach of Islamic law.
A coalition of parties with close ties to Pakistan’s powerful military establishment has taken power, headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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