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Pakistan's former Prime Minister Khan found guilty of graft, sentenced to 3 years in jail

Local media reported that Imran Khan, Pakistan's former Prime Minister, was handed a three-year prison sentence on Saturday for engaging in "corrupt practices." The verdict was delivered by a trial court in Islamabad, specifically in the Toshakhana case, as stated by the daily Dawn.

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Published August 05,2023
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Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday was sentenced to three years in prison for "corrupt practices," local media reported.

The jail term was announced in the Toshakhana case by a trial court in the capital Islamabad, according to daily Dawn.

Khan was indicted in the Toshakhana case filed by the country's Election Commission in May.

Toshakhana (treasure house) is a government-owned department that keeps gifts received by members of parliament, ministers, foreign secretaries, presidents, and prime ministers.