Pakistan court grants Imran Khan appeal of graft conviction, sentence suspended
A Pakistani court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his conviction for graft and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his party said.
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A Pakistani court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his conviction for graft and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his party said.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An appeals court in Pakistan Thursday upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife for their 2018 marriage which was found to be unlawful, officials said.
A court in February had ruled that the marriage of the former prime minister and Bushra Bibi had violated Islamic law.
But former PM Khan will remain behind bars because of another conviction.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail in Islamabad on Wednesday (May 15) on land corruption charges but will have to stay in jail to serve time in two other cases, his lawyer said.
I ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Wednesday granted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in a graft case. However, he won’t be released as he is serving multiple prison terms in other cases, his party spokesman and officials said.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court on Monday suspended a 14-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a corruption case, but the couple won’t be released because they are already serving prison terms in other cases, officials said.
Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were each handed a 14-year sentence in the case in January.