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Pakistan Court Finds Ex-PM Khan's Marriage Illegal

Imran Khan and his veiled wife Bushra Bibi signing court documents in Lahore last year. A judge ruled on Saturday that their marriage was illegal (Credit: AFP)

A Pakistan court on Saturday ruled former prime minister Imran Khan's marriage to his third wife illegal under Islamic law and sentenced the pair to seven years each in jail, his party said.

It is the third verdict in a week to attack the former international cricket star's reputation, after he was given concurrent prison sentences of 10 years for leaking state secrets and 14 years for graft alongside his wife Bushra Bibi.

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