Islamabad CNN —Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to three years in prison after he was found guilty in a corruption trial, a verdict that disqualifies him from holding political office.
Khan was arrested at his home in Lahore after the court’s ruling and is now being transported to the capital Islamabad.
The trial relates to an inquiry conducted by the election commission which found Khan guilty of unlawfully selling state gifts during his tenure as prime minister from 2018 to 2022.
The former prime minister has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing.
The army has previously rejected Khan’s claims it had anything to do with past purported attempts on his life.
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