- Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail for illegally selling state gifts.
- The sentencing comes a day after Khan was given a 10-year prison term in a case related to the leaking of state secrets.
- The double sentencing against Pakistan’s popular politician comes about a week before the national elections on February 8.
- Khan is barred from running in the vote as his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party witnesses a massive crackdown by the state.
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