Afghanistan, Dec. 20 -- A Pakistani court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to 17 years in prison over a corruption case involving alleged misuse of state gifts.
A special court in Pakistan on Saturday, December 20, sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving alleged misuse of state gifts, according to Pakistani media reports.
The court also imposed fines of 16.4 million Pakistani rupees on both defendants, warning that failure to pay would result in additional imprisonment. The verdict was announced after hearings held at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
Presiding Judge Shah Rukh Arjumand delivered the ruling following more than 80 hearin...