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Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Acquitted Of Leaking State Secrets : Court

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Published: 18:38, 3 June 2024

Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Acquitted Of Leaking State Secrets : Court

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A Pakistan high court on Monday overturned a treason conviction against former prime minister Imran Khan, who remains in jail on other charges.

The decision by a two-member bench at Islamabad High Court was announced by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, an AFP court reporter witnessed, while Salman Safdar, a lawyer for Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, confirmed the acquittal.

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