Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said both Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had been sentenced to 10 years each by a special court
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan received a 10-year jail term for allegedly leaking state secrets, involving the disclosure of a confidential cable from the ambassador in Washington. The special court also sentenced ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years. Khan s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), decried the decision as a "sham case" and pledged to challenge it.
Pakistani police detained at least two dozen supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Sunday as they tried to rally in the country's biggest city ahead of elections next month.
Shehbaz Sharif, senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former chief minister of Pakistan Punjab , finds himself in a precarious position.