A high court in Pakistan has suspended former prime minister Imran Khan’s conviction on corruption charges, which saw him arrested and sentenced to three years in jail earlier this month.
The court has also ordered Mr Khan’s release on bail, his lawyers said, though it was not immediately clear if he would walk out of jail on Tuesday.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader has been in prison since 5 August on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts during his tenure as prime minister from 2018 to 2022.
As a result of his conviction, the cricketer-turned-politician was also barred from contesting elections for next five years. Pakistan is due to hold a general election in the coming months.
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