Title: Imran Khan Acquitted of Leaking "State Secrets" Charges

A Pakistani high court acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan today, Monday, of the treason charge he had previously been convicted of, although he remains imprisoned on other charges. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the decision made by two judges in the Islamabad High Court. Salman Safdar, the lawyer for Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, confirmed the former prime minister's acquittal of the charge. Previously, Khan (71 years old) had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets and 14 years alongside his wife for illegally selling state gifts.