Hello. Pakistans former Prime Minister, imran khan, has been arrested after a Court Sentenced him to three years in prison on Corruption Charges. He was found guilty of failing to declare money hed earned from selling gifts he received while in office. Mr khans previous arrest in may triggered violent protests and the army was deployed. Our pakistan correspondent, Caroline Davies has the latest. 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 the case is politically motivated. The court said hes dishonest. 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 in prison. Outside court, shouts of, your show is over, khan minutes later, we heard hed been arrested. This was what happened the last time mr khan was arrested. Protests, some violent. Mr kha
He received while in office from 2018 to 2022. 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 hes 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 thou
He received while in office from 2018 to 2022. 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 hes 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 thou
He received while in office from 2018 to 2022. 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 hes 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 thou
plan to go quietly. instead, he hoped to force early elections, and in may 2022, he led a march into the capital, islamabad, and tensions between mr khan and the authorities started to build. later that year, in october, he suffered a major political blow when the election commission disqualified him from running for public office for five years on corruption grounds. but the decision, i should say, did little to halt his momentum. he continued to campaign and, in november2022, there was a dramatic development when there was an attempt on his life. he was shot in the leg at a rally in the punjab province. now, he did go on to recover but, at this point, his legal struggles troubles to add up. troubles started to add up. and they came to a head in may 2023, when imran khan was arrested on corruption charges while in a court complex. his arrest led to mass