Pakistan Court Acquits Former PM Imran Khan, Wife In Unlawful Marriage Case

In Pakistan, a court has acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on charges of unlawful marriage, according to his party and lawyer. Mr Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years prison, days before Pakistan’s election in February. At the time, a court found them guilty of breaking Islamic law by failing to observe the required interval between Bibi’s divorce from a previous marriage and her marriage to Khan. However, Khan remains locked up after a court this week cancelled his bail over accusations he incited riots by his supporters in May 2023. His wife, Bushra, is also in jail and it is unclear when she will be released.