ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani high court on Tuesday (Aug 29) suspended jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sentence on corruption charges, but he will remain behind bars as a judge had already ordered his detention in another case. The 70-year-old former cricket star has been at the centre of a political crisis since he was ousted in a parliamentary vote...
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani high court on Tuesday suspended jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sentence on corruption charges, but he will remain behind bars as a judge had already ordered his detention in another case.
"We feel that the applicant is entitled to the suspension of sentence and be released on bail," it said.[[nid:641940]] Khan's appeal petition had sought an immediate suspension of the sentence pending a final decision on his conviction on the grounds that he was convicted without being given the right to defend himself in a summary trial.
Khan alleges that the cable proves his removal was at the behest of the United States, which he said pressed Pakistan's military to topple his government because he had visited Russia shortly before its invasion on Ukraine in February 2022.Khan's deteriorating relations with the powerful military, which traditionally decides who will rule the country, led to his fall.
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