Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years each in prison for leaking state secrets.
The verdict was pronounced ahead of the February 8 general elections.
The decision to sentence the two leaders was announced by special court Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain during the hearing of the case held at the special court in Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi established under the Official Secrets Act.
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Imran has repeatedly denied the charge. He said the document contained evidence that his removal as Prime Minister was a plot hatched by his political opponents and the powerful military, with help from the US administration.
Khan was Pakistan’s Prime Minister from August 2018 to April 2022 when he lost a vote of confidence in the Parliament. He has been in jail since August last year. (Agencies)
