ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: In the Toshakhana corruption case, former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi were given a 14-year prison sentence on Wednesday. This came about just one day after Khan, 71, suffered yet another setback to his hopes of winning back power in the general elections scheduled for February 8th, when a special court sentenced him to 10 years in prison for disclosing confidential state information on Tuesday. The hearing in the Toshakhana corruption case was presided over by Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where the former premier is being held.
Each also received a fine of Rs 787 million and a 10-year ban from holding any public office. Today, Bushra Bibi did not show up in court. Khan is charged in this case with withholding information about presents given to Toshakhana and the money made from the “illegal” selling of some of the gifts.
