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Joe STENSON

Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Sentenced To 10 Years Jail

Former prime minister Imran Khan was handed a 10-year sentence over allegations he leaked classified state documents (Credit: AFP)

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than two weeks before the country votes in an election his party has been hamstrung from contesting.

Khan's sentence was handed down inside Adiala jail, where he has been confined for much of the time since his August arrest and buried under an avalanche of court cases he says have been orchestrated to prevent his return to office.

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