Imran Khan supporters jailed for 10 years in prison '2023 riots'

A Pakistani court has handed down jail terms of 10 years each to 17 supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan in a 2023 riot case.

Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore Judge Manzer Ali Gill pronounced the verdict inside Kot Lakhpat Jail here on Tuesday in the case related to torching a Supreme Court judge squad’s vehicle in the city during May 9, 2023, protests, which erupted after the arrest of Khan by Pakistan Rangers.

Among the Pakistan



Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders convicted were former Punjab ministers Yasmin Rashid and Mian Mehmoodur Rashid; former Punjab governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema; and former senator Ejaz Chaudhry.

The court also sentenced fashion designer Khadija Shah, a granddaughter of former army chief Asif Nawaz Janjua, to a five-year jail term in the same case.

According to a court official, former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and 20 others were acquitted in the case.