The former pakistani Prime Minister, imran khan, has called on his supporters to protest peacefully, after he was found guilty on Corruption Charges and sentenced to three years in prison. A Court In Islamabad ruled that he had failed to declare income from the sale of gifts he received while in office. The verdict means he isnt allowed to hold Public Office for the next five years. Pakistan is just months away from a general election. From islamabad, Caroline Davies reports. Sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former Prime Minister imran khan. The judgment came from here. Police filled every corner in islamabads session court. Mr khan says that the case is politically motivated. The court said he is dishonest. So, this is after months and months of waiting, we now finally have an announcement. Imran khan has been found guilty and has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Outside court, shouts of, your show is over, khan. Minutes later, we heard hed been ar
The verdict means he is not allowed to hold Public Office for five years, with pakistan just months away from a general election. Our correspondent Caroline Davies reports. Sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former Prime Minister imran khan. The judgment came from here. Police filled every corner in islamabads session court. Mr khan says that the case is politically motivated. The court said he is dishonest. So this is after months and months of waiting, we now finally have an announcement. Imran khan has been found guilty and has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Outside court, shouts of your show is over, khan. Minutes later, we heard hed been arrested. This was what happened last time mr khan was arrested. Protests, some violent. Mr khan was released but his party faced a dramatic crackdown. Many of his senior Party Leadership were arrested, then announced that theyd left the party. Police picked up thousands of his supporters. Will the protests hap
in one case, there was 30cm built up of thick, thick hail. and as you can see there, the snow ploughs being deployed not weather you would associate with summer. a look now at some other stories making headlines. a general election in pakistan later this year will be based on a new census which could cause the results to be delayed. the announcement fuelled opposition fears that a caretaker administration could be set up to oversee the vote, causing the polling day to be pushed back by months. opposition leader imran khan says this is the latest move by prime minister shehbaz sharif to avoid facing a general election. the us centers for disease control and prevention has recommended that all infants under eight months old receive an injection of the newly approved rsv shot to help prevent against the deadly respiratory virus. according to the cdc, rsv is the leading the cause of hospitalisations among infants and older babies. infants can start receiving the vaccination as soon as th
now, ireland and large parts of the united kingdom have been hit by storm antoni, the first named storm of the year so far in the uk and ireland, and a number of events have been cancelled in the uk. and there have been strong winds as well in parts of wales and south west england. finally, i want to take you to germany, and one city there has had to bring out snow ploughs. let me show you these pictures. it s because there has been a freak violent storm, dumping large quantities of hail in the streets of reutlingen. in one case, there was 30 centimetres built up of thick, thick hail. and as you can see there, the snow ploughs being deployed not weather you would associate with summer. bangladesh is grappling
again, the emergency services bringing in inflatable boats to take eight people to safety. now, ireland and large parts of the united kingdom have been hit by storm antoni, the first named storm of the year so far in the uk and ireland, and a number of events have been cancelled in the uk. and there have been strong winds as well in parts of wales and south west england. finally, i want to take you to germany, and one city there, reutlingen, has had to bring out snow ploughs. let me show you these pictures. it s because there has been a freak violent storm, dumping large quantities of hail in the streets of one city. in one case, there was 30 centimetres built up of thick, thick hail. and as you can see there, the snow ploughs being deployed, so not weather you would associate with summer.