Pakistani opposition leader and nearly 200 Imran Khan supporters sentenced over 2023 riots

LAHORE, Pakistan, July 31, 2025 (AP) A court in eastern Pakistan on Thursday sentenced an opposition leader and nearly 200 supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years in prison each over the 2023 riots that erupted over Khans arrest, officials said. The court announced the verdict against 196 people, including opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan, in three separate cases heard in the city of Faisalabad in Punjab province. The charges stemmed from the May 9, 2023 violence t

31 Jul 2025 6:09 pm