The couple were sentenced to seven years in prison in February when a court found them guilty of breaking Islamic law.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his wife have been acquitted of illegal marriage charges by a court in Pakistan . Imran Khan 's political party says there's no charges that should keep him behind bars, but it remains unclear if he and his wife will be released.
"Imran Khan and Bibi sahiba are acquitted," Khan lawyer Naeem Panjutha posted on X, using an honorific for Mr Khan's wife, Bushra Khan, also known as Bushra Bibi. The couple were sentenced to seven years prison in February when a court found them guilty of breaking Islamic law by failing to observe the required interval between Ms Bibi's divorce from a previous marriage and her marriage to Mr Khan.Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan says he "did not catch a glimpse" of his wife's face until they were married. Now they have received a seven-year jail term for an unlawful marriage.
The embattled leader, in jail since August, was acquitted this month of charges of leaking state secrets. The other two sentences have been suspended.
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