Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in Pakistan's largest corruption case; denies charges as politically motivated. Protests erupt, deepening political divides.

A special court in Pakistan on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison for receiving land as a bribe by misusing his position during his term, adding another sentence to the charismatic leader imprisoned since mid-2023.

A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party and the government aimed at cooling political instability in the south Asian nation.