Pakistan's Khan, wife get 14-year jail terms

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 01, 2024 12:14 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 14 years in jail on a graft charge on Wednesday, a day after he was given a 10-year prison term in verdicts handed down just a week before national elections.

Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were found guilty of graft in a case involving gifts he received while he was premier, after he was handed 10 years in a case related to leaking state secrets.

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