A Pakistan high court halted the prison sentence of former PM Imran Khan for corruption, as reported by a party spokesperson. It is uncertain if he will be immediately released. A spokesperson for Khan’s party, Tehreek-e-Insaf, stated that the Islamabad High Court overturned a lower court’s decision to imprison him for three years, barring him […]
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