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Ex-Pakistani PM Khan Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence in Corruption Case - Reports

© AP Photo / W.K. YousafzaiFormer Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, arrives at the Islamabad High Court surrounded by his security team, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, arrives at the Islamabad High Court surrounded by his security team, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 31.01.2024
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NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister and chairman of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) opposition party Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years behind bars in a corruption case related to the sale of valuables stored in the state treasury of Toshakhana, GEO, a Pakistani TV channel, reported on Wednesday.
Both were also banned from holding any public office for 10 years and given a fine of 787 million rupees ($2.8 million) each.
On Tuesday, Khan and his party's vice chairman, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, were sentenced to 10 years behind bars in a separate case for violating the Official Secrets Act.
Former Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Saturday, April 23, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.08.2023
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