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 isn t 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 islamabad s 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 hear
This is bbc news. the headlines: pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has been given a three year prison sentence over corruption allegations. mr khan was found guilty of not declaring money earned from selling gifts he received in office. after the verdict, mr khan was taken into custody from his home in lahore. he denies any wrongdoing and says he will appeal. ukraine damages a russian fuel tanker in its second sea drone attack in two days. in an unverfied video sent to the bbc by a ukrainian security service source, they claim it shows the moment of attack. uk scouts are being moved to hotels in seoul after the world scout jamboree was hit by extreme heat. the event is attended by more than 40,000 young people from around the world. slovenia s prime minister
What role is the court playing in all of this? all of this? certainly has legal team will probably all of this? certainly has legal team will probably appeal- all of this? certainly has legal team will probably appeal to l all of this? certainly has legal. team will probably appeal to the supreme court for relief and the last time he was arrested in may the supreme court ruled that it was illegal and he was freed just a few days after he was arrested so clearly the legal team will be hoping perhaps the supreme court will be willing to make a similar decision. the way in which he was arrested and convicted happened without him being present at the hearing, his lawyers were not present and that suggests the court might be willing to rule in a way that could lead to him being freed but we don t know. there is a lot of uncertainty right now. the supreme court has been and will continue to be a key player in this long running political crisis. irate be a key player in this long-running p
And so far we have not seen the mass protests across the country, we have not seen the same reaction on social media as we did back then when a lot of people recalling for people to come back onto the streets, nowhere near the scale we saw then. speaking to the information minister earlier, she said this is because people realised it is not right to support him, they realise the difference between right and wrong and that i people are not on the streets but imran khan and his supporters would see people have been scared by the crackdown that s why we re not seeing people on the streets at the moment, nowhere near the scenes we saw back in may. find moment, nowhere near the scenes we saw back in may- saw back in may. and the information minister in that saw back in may. and the information minister in that interview saw back in may. and the information minister in that interview did - saw back in may. and the information minister in that interview did also - minister in that inter
What else can you tell us? yes, as ou sa , what else can you tell us? yes, as you say, unseasonable what else can you tell us? yes, as you say, unseasonable summer. what else can you tell us? yes, as - you say, unseasonable summer weather has hit large parts of europe. i take you first to georgia and show you pictures there as the search for survivors continues after a deadly landslide on thursday. you can see a torrent of mod swept down that valley, 11 people died and dozens feared missing. the army has been brought into help find them, the good news is 200 people were evacuated to safety. if we move to slovenia, there has been torrential rain, a month s worth of rain fell in 24 hour is. hitting the north east and centre of the country. three people died. has been a meeting of the security council and the prime minister said it was the worst natural disaster in recent history since independence over 30