Pakistan court reserves verdict on pleas against ruling Imran Khan, wife violated marriage law

Pakistan court reserves verdict on pleas against ruling Imran Khan, wife violated marriage law

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Thu, 2024-05-23 14:17

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday reserved its verdict on appeals challenging seven-year jail sentences each for former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan for violating the country’s marriage law. 

Khan and his wife were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined in February by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law. Bushra was accused of not completing the waiting period mandated by Islam, called “Iddat,” after divorcing her previous husband and marrying Khan.

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