Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan found guilty in Toshakhana case; Gets 3-year jail term

Islamabad: In a major development in Pakistan, a district and sessions court on Saturday convicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, sentencing him to three years in prison.

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This comes after a Pakistani high court on Friday set aside the verdict of a lower court and asked it to rehear a corruption case in which the embattled former prime minister was accused of profiting from selling expensive state gifts when he was in power

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Legal experts say a conviction in the case could end Khan's chances of participating in national elections that have to be held before early November. (with Agency inputs)

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