Islamabad Court Annuls 10-Year Sentences of Former PM Imran Khan, Ex-Foreign Minister

A court in Islamabad has nullified the 10-year prison sentences handed down to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aide, ex-Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Al Jazeera reported yesterday.

The sentences were related to a case involving the alleged leaking of state secrets.

Khan and Qureshi were convicted by a special court in January, just days before the country’s general elections. However, the Islamabad High Court has now declared the sentences void.

The so-called “cypher case” centered around a diplomatic cable that Khan claimed contained evidence of a conspiracy to remove him from power in April 2022.

Despite the annulment of the 10-year sentences, Khan remains in jail due to a separate conviction in a case related to state gifts.