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Court sentences former Pakistani leader Imran Khan to 14 years in ... Court sentences former Pakistani leader Imran Khan to 14 years in prison NPR | By The Associated Press Published January 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email K.M. Chaudary / AP Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, with his wife Bushra Bibi, speaks to the media before signing documents to submit surety bond over his bails in different cases, at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 17, 2023. ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country's already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said. It's yet another blow for the former premier who has been behind the bars since 2023. The couple are accused of accepting a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for laundered money when Khan was in power. Prosecutors say the businessman, Malik Riaz, was then allowed by Khan to pay fines that were imposed on him in another case from the same laundered money of 190 million British pounds ($240 million) that was …

Pakistan court sentences four leaders of Imran Khan’s party to 10-year jail, former FM Qureshi acquitted Violent protests erupted across the country on May 9, 2023, mainly in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following the arrest of former cricketer-turned-politician Khan. The protesters vandalised dozens of military installations and state-owned buildings

Pakistan court sentences 4 leaders of Imran Khan's party to 10-year ... IANS Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Lahore: A Pakistan court on Saturday sentenced four senior leaders of jailed former premier Imran Khan 's party to 10-year imprisonment in a case related to the 2023 riots, while it acquitted ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Violent protests erupted across the country on May 9, 2023, mainly in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following the arrest of former cricketer-turned-politician Khan. The protesters vandalised dozens of military installations and state-owned buildings. Former Punjab governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, former Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, former Punjab minister Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, and former Senator Ejaz Chaudhry were convicted for their role in attacking and burning police vehicles in Mughalpura area of Lahore. The verdict, which was reserved on Thursday, was pronounced by Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Manzer Ali Gill. The convicts have been lodged in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2023 and have earlier been sentenced in other cases related to the riots. Live Events The ATC acquitted Qureshi and 11 other PTI workers due to…

Pakistan anti-terrorism court sentences 47 PTI leaders and supporters ... News SyedWasiqShah / Pixabay An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday sentenced in absentia 47 leaders and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to 10 years imprisonment on terrorism charges. Judge Amjad Ali Shah of the Anti-Terrorism Court-1 in Rawalpindi sentenced the 47 on charges under 21-L of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997. Section 21-L of the ATA, 1997 prohibits a person accused of another offence within the ATA, 1997 from obstructing justice by avoiding arrest or evading participation within an inquiry or investigation. This offence bears a minimum sentence of 5 years and a maximum sentence of 10 years. The 47 were also sentenced to pay a fine of rs500,000 ($1,785 USD) The case stems from the May 9, 2023 riots , on the day of Imran Khan’s arrest. On that day, thousands of protestors stormed the General Headquarters (GHQ) and other military installations, leading to the destruction of property and at the death of at least eight people. More than 4,000 people, including many members of the PTI were arrested in the wake of the protest…

PTI leaders May 9 riots case: Pakistan court gives four leaders 10 ... A Pakistan anti-terrorism court has sentenced four senior leaders of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to 10 years in prison in a case linked to the May 9, 2023 riots. In the same case, the court acquitted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and 11 other PTI workers for lack of evidence. The case is tied to the violent protests that broke out across Pakistan after Khan's arrest in 2023. The protests, centred mainly in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saw demonstrators vandalise dozens of military installations and state-owned buildings. The four convicted leaders are former Punjab governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, former Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, former Punjab minister Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, and former senator Ejaz Chaudhry. They were found guilty over their role in attacking and burning police vehicles in Lahore's Mughalpura area. The verdict, which had been reserved on Thursday, was delivered by Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Manzer Ali Gill. The four convicts have been lodged in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2023 and have earlier also been sentenced …

Pakistan court sentences 47 leaders, supporters of Imran Khan's party to ... An anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced 47 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders and supporters to 10 years imprisonment and a PKR 5,00,000 fine each in absentia for vandalism and violence during the May 9, 2023, protest. The countrywide protest was launched by workers and leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the arrest of former premier and party founder Imran Khan in Islamabad. A group of protesters also tried to storm the General Headquarters, the seat of the army chief, in Rawalpindi, resulting in vandalism of the properties. The case was registered at the RA Bazar Police Station, Rawalpindi, soon after the incident. The PTI supporters were charged with arson, siege, vandalism, attacks on police, and damaging government property, specifically in connection with attacks on the GHQ gate, Hamza Camp, the Army Museum, and Sixth Road Metro Station. The anti-terrorism court (ATC) Rawalpindi judge, Amjad Ali Shah, issued the verdict against the 47 who had already been declared as proclaimed offenders. The court found them guilty and sentenced each of them to 10 years imprisonment, a…

47 PTI Leaders Sentenced to 10 Years for GHQ Attack - Pakistan Today March 7, 2026 An anti-terrorism court has sentenced 47 PTI leaders to 10 years in prison for their roles in the May 9 attack on GHQ. The court's ruling highlights the serious consequences of the violent unrest following Imran Khan's arrest. Staff Correspondent March 7, 2026 RAWALPINDI:An anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced 47 proclaimed offenders—including several senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)—to 10 years in prison for their involvement in the attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi during the violent unrest of May 9, 2023. The verdict was delivered by District and Sessions Judge Amjad Ali Shah, who presides over Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No. 1 in Rawalpindi. The 16-page detailed judgment held several prominent PTI figures guilty in the case registered at RA Bazar Police Station. Those sentenced include PTI leaders Hammad Azhar, Omar Ayub Khan, Zartaj Gul, Senator Shibli Faraz, Murad Saeed, Shahbaz Gill and Zulfi Bukhari. Former lawmakers Kanwal Shauzab, Rai Hassan Nawaz, Muhammad Ahmed Chattha and Sheikh Rashid Shafique were also among those convicted. The court impo…