Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in landmark graft case
[France24 Asia-Pacific] - 01/17/2025
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were convicted in Islamabad on Friday in one of the country's largest-ever graft cases. Khan received 14 years in prison and Bibi was sentenced to seven for graft linked to their Al-Qadir Trust, a welfare foundation. Khan's (…)
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