Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets 10-year jail term for leaking state secrets
A Pakistan court handed former prime minister Imran Khan a 10-year jail term on Tuesday for leaking state secrets, the former premier's media team said, his second conviction in recent months and just 10 days before the country's general election.
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![Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan speaks with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Khan has been slapped with more than 150 legal cases, including several on charges of corruption, A man gestures with his right hand as he sits in a chair.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6928999.1691224546!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/pakistan-politics.jpg)
A Pakistan court handed former prime minister Imran Khan a 10-year jail term on Tuesday for leaking state secrets, the former premier's media team said, his second conviction in recent months and just 10 days before the country's general election.