Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s jail prolonged for 2 weeks

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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail detention associated to costs of leaking state secrets and techniques was prolonged for an additional two weeks, his lawyer stated on Wednesday.

The jail custody has been prolonged till September 26, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha stated in a publish on social media platform X.

Khan has been in jail since early August, having earlier been convicted on corruption costs and sentenced to a few years.

A excessive courtroom final month suspended his sentence, however a previous order for his remand in custody within the state secrets and techniques case prevented his launch.