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He was tried on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts during his tenure from 2018 to 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was barred from politics for five years on Tuesday by Pakistan’s election commission after his conviction on graft charges, local media reported.<\/p>\n

Several TV news channels said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a notification in line with the guilty ruling.<\/p>\n

Under Pakistani laws, a convicted person cannot run for public office for a period defined by the ECP, which could be up to a maximum of five years.<\/p>\n

Mr Khan was sentenced for three years imprisonment on Saturday. He was arrested at his Lahore house and transported to a prison near Islamabad.<\/p>\n

The former premier was tried on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts during his tenure from 2018 to 2022.<\/p>\n

Mr Khan’s legal team has challenged the guilty verdict, which Islamabad High Court will take up on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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