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Pakistan Supreme Court indicts ex-PM Imran Khan over classified document leak

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, 18 May, 2023. Pakistani police kept up their siege around the home of Khan as a 24-hour deadline given to the former premier to hand over suspects allegedly sheltered inside expired. AP - K.M. Chaudary

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been indicted for allegedly leaking classified documents, a charge prosecutors say that carries a prison term of up to 14 years.

Since being ousted from power last year, Khan has been entangled in a slew of legal cases that he maintains are designed to stop him from contesting elections in January 2024, while his party has faced a massive crackdown.

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