A special court in Pakistan\u2019s city of Rawalpindi granted interim bail on Tuesday to the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, media outlet ARY News said.<\/p>\n
Khan, in jail since last August, was convicted in some cases ahead of February\u2019s general election, but a UN human rights working group said on Monday his arbitrary imprisonment violated international law.
\nA special court in Pakistan\u2019s city of Rawalpindi granted interim bail on Tuesday to the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, media outlet ARY News said.
\nKhan, in jail since last August, was convicted in some cases ahead of February\u2019s general election, but a UN human rights working group said on Monday his arbitrary imprisonment violated international law.
\n\u201cThe special accountability court granted bail,\u201d ARY News said in a message on X, referring to the interim bail.
\nBoth Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, deny wrongdoing in the case against them regarding the alleged receipt of financial help from a land developer in setting up an educational institution, Al Qadir University.
\nHowever, his spouse will stay in prison as she is also serving a sentence after her marriage to Khan was ruled unlawful.
\nKhan and his party say the charges were politically motivated to thwart his return to power.
\nIn recent months, Pakistani courts have suspended Khan\u2019s jail sentences for two cases about the illegal acquisition and sale of state gifts, while overturning his conviction on charges of leaking state secrets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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