A Pakistani court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, while his wife, increasingly visible in their political party's politics, received a seven-year sentence.

A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party and the government aimed at cooling political instability in the south Asian nation.

A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.

Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, is facing a 14-year prison term this month in a case his party says is being used to pressure him into silence.

Khan has denied wrongdoing and insisted since his arrest in 2023 that all the charges against him are a plot by rivals to keep him from returning to office.

A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital.

A Pakistan court convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a graft case on Friday, sentencing Khan to 14 years in prison

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over his corruption case. Khan's wife Bushra Bibi was also given seven years in prison for the corruption charge, which Khan's party say is politically motivated.

A Pakistan court on Friday (Jan 17) convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a landmark graft case, sentencing Khan to 14 years in prison. Khan has been held in

Imran Khan was handed a 14-year jail on Wednesday in a land corruption case. The former Pakistan Prime Minister and his wife Bushra Bibi have been convicted of accepting a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for laundered money when he was in power.