in a legal victory for the hugely popular but embattled former prime minister, his lawyers and court officials said.
In Tuesday's ruling, the appeals court only suspended Khan's sentence and conviction, and the same court will decide whether to set aside the conviction at a later date, according to Hashmat Habib, an Islamabad-based legal expert.READ MORE:"Imran Khan is again entitled to lead his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party after today's court order," Babar Awan told reporters after the announcement of the decision.
Khan lawyer Shoaib Shaheen said the Islamabad High Court issued a brief verbal order before the written verdict. Khan was convicted and sentenced earlier this month by a court that found him guilty of concealing assets after selling state gifts he received while in office. Khan's spokesman, Zulfiqar Bukhari, in a statement welcomed the court order, hoping the former premier would be freed from the Attock prison in the eastern Punjab province where he has been held since his arrest earlier this month.
Police officers stand guard outside the Islamabad High Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 Sharif took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to criticise Tuesday's court ruling, saying everyone was expecting it.
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