Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years' jail for graft
A court in Pakistan has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in one of the country's biggest-ever graft cases. The court convened in the jail where Khan is being held, and found the two guilty of corruption linked to a welfare foundation they had established. Khan was given a 14-year sentence, while Bibi was handed seven years. The verdict is a setback to nascent talks between Khan's PTI party and the government, aimed at cooling political instability in the country. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.
A court in Pakistan has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in one of the country's biggest-ever graft cases. The court convened in the jail where Khan is being held, and found the two guilty of corruption linked to a welfare foundation they had established. Khan was given a 14-year sentence, while Bibi was handed seven years. The verdict is a setback to nascent talks between Khan's PTI party and the government, aimed at cooling political instability in the country. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.
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