A Pakistani court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to 10 years in jail after finding him guilty of violating the nation’s Official Secrets Act by making a diplomatic cable public when he was in power.
A special court judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain handed down the order on Tuesday, Imran Khan’s lawyer Shoaib Shaheen said in a text message. His former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also convicted for 10 years in the same case, he said.
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Imran Khan can appeal against the verdict in a higher court.
The case pertains to allegations that Imran Khan had shared contents of a secret cable sent by the country’s ambassador in Washington to the government in Islamabad.
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