August 05, 2023 / 04:00 PM ISTIn a fresh jolt to Imran Khan, police in Pakistan on Saturday arrested the embattled former prime minister after he was sentenced in absentia to three years in prison in a corruption case over the sale of expensive state gifts when he was in power. Additional Judge Humayun Dilawar of the Islamabad-based district and sessions judge also imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on Khan, adding that the 70-year-old leader would be kept in jail for another six months if failed to pay the fine.

Source: The Hindu August 05, 2023 03:38 UTC