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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Ex-Pakistani PM Khan challenges disqualification from office

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday challenged an election commission ruling disqualifying him from holding public office for five years, his spokesman and lawyer said.

The commission Friday found that Khan illegally sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier. The ruling disqualified Khan under Pakistani law from holding public office for five years and he lost his seat in parliament automatically.

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