{"id":7853,"date":"2023-08-05T11:11:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/imran-khan-arrested-in-corruption-case-barred-from-politics-for-5-years\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:11:51","slug":"imran-khan-arrested-in-corruption-case-barred-from-politics-for-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=7853","title":{"rendered":"Imran Khan Arrested In Corruption Case, Barred From Politics For 5 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-08\/3d4oenq8_imran-khan-reuters_625x300_05_August_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Arrested In Corruption Case, To Serve 3 Years In Jail\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Arrested In Corruption Case, To Serve 3 Years In Jail\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Arrested In Corruption Case, To Serve 3 Years In Jail\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-08\/3d4oenq8_imran-khan-reuters_625x300_05_August_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-08-05T14:54:44+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=715746&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/05082023_n_ImranKhanArrested_112336_63873_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T10M41S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-08\/3d4oenq8_imran-khan-reuters_625x300_05_August_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=715746&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Imran Khan has approached the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Islamabad: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Imran Khan, former Pakistan prime minister, was arrested today after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a corruption case. An Islamabad trial court also barred him from participating in active politics for five year.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old politician, also a cricket legend,\u00a0 was found guilty of illegally selling gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his term as prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>The gifts included watches given by a royal family, according to government officials, who have alleged previously that Khan&#8217;s aides sold them in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad&#8217;s district and sessions court judge Humayun Dilawar announced the verdict in a surprise move on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Khan denies any wrongdoing and his legal team said they would be filing an immediate appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to mention there was no chance given to present witnesses, neither was time allotted to round up arguments,&#8221; a member of the team said.<\/p>\n<p>Imran Khan&#8217;s tenure as prime minister was cut short when opponents won a no-confidence vote against him last year, which Khan alleges was passed with the help of the country&#8217;s powerful military. The military denies any role in the matter.<\/p>\n<p>His targeting of the military has raised political temperatures, and his brief arrest in May on corruption charges sparked violent protests in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament is likely to be dissolved after it completes its term in the next two weeks, with national elections to be held by mid-November or earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-in-toshakhana-case-4271454\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Imran Khan has approached the Supreme Court. Islamabad: Imran Khan, former Pakistan prime minister, was arrested today after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a corruption case. An Islamabad trial court also barred him from participating in active politics for five year. 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