(Reuters) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan became the third former premier barred from public office since 2012 after the country's elect.
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Pakistan s former Prime Minister Imran Khan became the third former premier barred from public office since 2012 after the country s election commission on Tuesday banned him for five years. .
The ban followed Khan's conviction in a graft case on Saturday. The law says such a conviction disqualifies an individual from public office for a period determined by the election commission. -Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was barred from public office for five years in 2012 after he was removed from the premiership by the Supreme Court on contempt charges for refusing to reopen corruption cases against then-President Asif Ali Zardari.
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