Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan arrested: police

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan arrested: police
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) leaves after appearing in the Supreme Court in Islamabad on July 24, 2023. Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was found guilty of graft on August 5 and sentenced to three years in jail, state TV said, in a case involving gifts he received while premier - AFP

Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a judge found him guilty of graft and sentenced him to three years in jail, police and officials confirmed.

"I have just received the information that Imran Khan has been arrested," Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, told reporters.

Police in Lahore said Khan had been arrested by officers from the Islamabad force.