ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said. It’s yet another blow for the former premier who has been behind the bars since 2023.

A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital.

A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.

The couple are accused of accepting a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for laundered money when Khan was in power.

Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi convicted for corruption linked to Al-Qadir Trust, a welfare foundation they established

Imran Khan was handed a 14-year jail on Wednesday in a land corruption case. The former Pakistan Prime Minister and his wife Bushra Bibi have been convicted of accepting a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for laundered money when he was in power.

Supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan staged a protest Friday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, calling for his release after a court sentenced him to 14 years in jail.

A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 and seven years in prison, respectively, after finding them guilty of corruption in the 190 million pounds al-Qadir Trust case.