Reuters interviews former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore, Pakistan on March 17, 2023.
Reports indicate that Imran Khan was detained and banned from Pakistan politics for five years.
Reports indicate that Imran Khan was detained and banned from Pakistan politics for five years.
Pakistan’s election commission prohibited former Prime Minister Imran Khan from participating in politics for five years after his conviction on graft charges, as reported by local media on Tuesday.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a notification in accordance with the guilty verdict, as reported by several TV news channels.
The ECP’s set timeframe of five years is the maximum period for which a convicted person cannot contest for public office under Pakistani law.