Imran Khan Gets Sentence Suspended in Win Before Elections
- Khan ordered to stay in jail in separate case till Aug. 30
- Former premier was sentenced for 3 years earlier this month
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A Pakistani court suspended former premier Imran Khan’s sentence in a case involving state gifts and gave him bail, a development that gives major relief to the embattled leader months before the national elections.
Islamabad High Court’s panel of justices accepted Khan’s appeal against his three-year jail term, Naeem Haider Panjutha, spokesman for Khan’s legal affairs, posted on Twitter, the social media platform Elon Musk is renaming X. A lower court judge earlier this month found the former cricket star guilty of hiding the income made from selling gifts including Rolex watches and jewelry. The court will continue hearing the case after the order.