Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan Handed 14-Year Jail Term, Bushra Bibi Sentenced to 7 Years

In a significant development, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case. The verdict also handed down a 7-year jail term to his wife, Bushra Bibi. Following the judgment, authorities issued an order for Bushra Bibi’s arrest.

Bushra Bibi was at Adiala Jail as the court delivered its verdict. Police surrounded her in the facility as they had received the arrest order. The case received much attention both at home and abroad, and this ruling marked a dramatic turn in the ongoing legal process against the former prime minister and his wife.