A Pakistan court has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail respectively after finding them guilty of corruption, his lawyers and officials said.The two were accused of accepting a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for laundered money when Mr Khan was in power.

The 72-year-old, who has been imprisoned since 2023, says the latest ruling is politically motivated and that he will appeal the decision. View on euronews

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Friday were convicted in the £190m Al-Qadir Trust case with the PTI founder being sentenced to 14 years in prison and a seven-year jail term handed to his wife, as reported by Dawn newspaper.