BBC News:
Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, a day after the former Pakistan prime minister was jailed for 10 years.
Khan, who was ousted as PM by his opponents in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption.
On Tuesday he was sentenced for leaking state secrets, and on Wednesday given another 14 years for a graft case.
Khan has said the numerous cases against him are politically motivated.
These latest convictions come just a week ahead of Pakistan’s national elections on 8 February- a vote where he is barred from standing.
It is believed the sentences against him will be served concurrently. Khan has already been detained since last August when he was arrested.
His wife Bushra Bibi surrendered after Wednesday’s verdict. The two married in 2018, months before Khan was elected prime minister.
The couple was accused of illegally selling state gifts they’d received for personal profit.
On Wednesday, Khan’s PTI party said that the sentencing further means that the former PM will also be disqualified for 10 years from holding public office.
A spokesman for his party described the ruling as: “Another sad day in our judicial system history, which is being dismantled.”
The former premier had blasted the court’s decision on Tuesday, describing the case against him as bogus.
Khan, a former international cricketer, urged the public to “take revenge for every injustice with your vote on February 8 while remaining peaceful” in a statement released on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
“Tell them that we are not sheep that can be driven with a stick,” he said.
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