Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan spent the night at a high-security prison after a local court handed him a three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations. The conviction bars Khan from politics for five years, threatening his political future.
The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been accused of illegally selling state gifts for profit worth 140 million Pakistani rupees ($497,500). Khan has denied wrongdoings, saying he legally bought the gifts from Toshakhana – a government-owned treasure house.
