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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Shah Meer Baloch

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi’s unlawful marriage convictions overturned by Pakistan court

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan during an interview sitting in front of the Pakistan flag
Pakistani media reported Khan could face fresh charges related to violence during his arrest last year. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

A court in Pakistan has acquitted the former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife on charges of unlawful marriage, just a day after his party won the majority of reserved seats in the supreme court.

Syed Zulfi Bukhari, an adviser to Imran Khan on international affairs and media, said: “The court has not only thrown out the case but the judge has ordered for the immediate release of Imran Khan and his wife.”

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