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Pakistan sentences former PM Imran Khan, wife, to 17 years in graft case

2025-12-22

[IsraelTimes] A Pak court convicts and sentences imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders...
and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, officials and his party say.

The couple pleaded not guilty
"Wudn't me."
when they were indicted last year. They were accused of selling the gifts, including jewelry from Saudi Arabia

...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
’s government, at prices far below their market value while he was in office.

Khan’s spokesperson, Zulfiquar Bukhari, says the verdict in the graft case ignored basic principles of justice. In a statement, he says that the "criminal liability was imposed without proof of intent, gain, or loss, relying instead on a retrospective reinterpretation of rules.

Bukhari says the court ruling "raised serious questions about the fairness and impartiality of the process, turning justice into a tool for selective prosecution."

Khan’s opposition Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
party denounces the verdict in a statement, calling it "a black chapter in history," and says Khan was present in the court when the judge announced the verdict in the Adiala prison in the city of Rawalpindi.

Khan, 73,

…so he’ll be 90 when they open the jailhouse doors and let him walk free…

was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022, and his party is in opposition in the parliament. He has been serving multiple prison terms since 2023 on corruption convictions and other charges that the former cricket star and his supporters have alleged are aimed at blocking his political career.

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