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
Been approved in the us. Clinical trials showed that the pill helped to significantly reduce depressive symptoms within three days. Good evening. Thank you forjoining us on bbc news. 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 5 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 announcem
worry nationalists and ultraorthodox parties are aligned to netanyahu will wield the policy of unchecked power. it would limit the powers of the supreme court. the government argues the reforms are necessary to correct an imbalance in power that has seen the courts increasingly intervene in political decisions. i spoke earlier with yaniv roznai, who is a law professor at the rubstein center for constitutional challenges at reichman university and a member of the israeli law professors forum for democracy. he told us more about the concerns relating to the unpopular legal reforms the israeli government is introducing. well, the entire aim behind the so called reform is to grant the government our executive authority absolute powers to do whatever they want. this then connects to the various parties in the coalition. the orthodox and other parties, who
after israel s supreme court began hearing the first of a number of appeals against changes to the judicial system which have caused months of mass protests. opponents fear the changes could undermine the country s democratic system, tipping it into authoritarian territory. they worry that nationalist and ultra orthodox religious parties allied to mr netanyahu will be able to shape policy with unchecked power. the law would limit the supreme court s powers. but the government argues that the reforms are necessary to correct an imbalance in power which has seen the courts increasingly intervene in political decisions. we can speak now to yaniv roznai who is a law professor at rubstein center for constitutional challenges at reichman university, and member israeli law professors forum for democracy.