Former PM Khan, Wife Sentenced in Marriage Case

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced in 2024 to seven years in prison and fined $2,550 each for committing an 'un-Islamic' marriage in 2018. The case was filed by Khawar Farid Maneka, Bushra Bibi's first husband, who accused the couple of adultery before their marriage, a crime punishable by death by stoning under Pakistani law. The verdict was issued following a 14-hour hearing at the jail where Khan, who has been convicted three other times since his ousting from power in 2022, is currently incarcerated. Both Khan and Bushra were present when the verdict was announced.