Imran Khan Sentenced for a Second Time Ahead of Elections

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By Kamran Haider and Khalid Qayum

January 31, 2024 at 5:26 AM UTC

Updated on

January 31, 2024 at 9:46 AM UTC

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Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his political party’s woes deepened Wednesday after a court handed him another lengthy prison sentence — his second in two days — just days before the country heads to the polls on Feb. 8.

An anti-graft court sentenced Khan and his wife to 14 years in jail for dealings related to state gifts while he was in power, according to National Accountability Bureau lawyer Muzafar Abbasi.