Pakistan court rejects jailed Imran Khan's appeal

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A Pakistani high court on Wednesday (August 9) turned down an appeal by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan that his conviction on corruption charges be suspended, his lawyer said.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A Pakistani High Court turned down an appeal by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan

00:05 that his conviction on corruption charges be suspended on Wednesday. That's according

00:10 to his lawyer, who suggested it was unlikely he would be released on bail any time soon.

00:15 70-year-old Khan has been at the centre of political turmoil since he was ousted last

00:20 year as Prime Minister in a no-confidence vote. It's raised concerns about Pakistan's

00:25 stability as it grapples with an economic crisis. He's been barred from holding any

00:29 public office for five years since he commenced a three-year prison sentence on Saturday on

00:35 charges of unlawfully selling state gifts acquired by him and his family. The charges

00:40 relate to his 2018-2022 tenure as Prime Minister. His lawyer said the court asked the concerned

00:48 authorities to respond to Khan's plea to be moved to an A-class jail cell with better

00:52 facilities in a prison in Rauhpindi. Khan, who's denied any wrongdoing, was arrested

00:57 at his Lahore house and is currently in a prison near Islamabad. His lawyer added that

01:02 the case was adjourned for an indefinite time. It comes as Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shibaz

01:08 Sharif, who replaced Khan after his ousting, said he would advise the president to dissolve

01:13 parliament late on Wednesday, setting the stage for a national election.

01:18 And

01:19 that's a look at your forecast.

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