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Imran Khan: Pakistan court suspends jail sentence in graft appeal

Imran Khan: Pakistan court suspends jail sentence in graft appeal

A Pakistani court granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his graft conviction and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his lawyer said, a relief for his embattled party which had won most seats in February's national polls. Just a week ahead of the February 8 elections, Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were both handed a 14-year sentence on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts by an anti-graft court. Despite the suspension, Khan will remain in jail on multiple other sentences which were imposed on the ex-cricket star ahead of the polls, which also disqualified him from holding any public…
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Who is Bushra Bibi, Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife jailed for corruption?

Who is Bushra Bibi, Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife jailed for corruption?

BUSHRA Khan, the wife of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was sentenced to 14 years in jail, is known for her spirituality. Khan, 71, has often called Bushra his spiritual leader and she is known for her devotion to Sufism, a mystical form of Islam. Born Bushra Riaz Watto, she changed her name to Khan after her marriage. Her husband and followers commonly refer to her as Bushra Bibi or Bushra Begum, titles that in Urdu denote respect. She has kept a low profile since her marriage to Khan, a former cricket hero who has been in the public eye for…
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Sudanese paramilitary leader Hemedti meets civilian leaders on tour

Sudanese paramilitary leader Hemedti meets civilian leaders on tour

THE leader of Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo met with civilian pro-democracy politicians in Addis Ababa, the latest stop in a foreign tour as his troops take the upper hand in a devastating nine-month war. The meeting comes as General Dagalo, known as Hemedti, has appeared to present himself as a possible leader of a country now home to the world's largest displacement crisis, with little aid reaching millions in need amid threats of famine. He has also been received by leaders in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, which army head and Sudan's head of state Abdel…
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