Imran Khan gets suspended sentence after pre-election victory

A Pakistani court suspended the former prime minister Imran Khanof the sentence in a case involving state donations and granted him bail, a development that comes as a great relief to the embattled leader months before national elections.

The panel of judges at the Islamabad High Court accepted Khan’s appeal against his three-year prison sentence, Naeem Haider Panjutha, spokesman for Khan’s legal affairs, said in a post on X. A lower court judge earlier this month found the former cricket star guilty of hiding earnings. made with the sale of gifts, including Rolex watches and jewelry.