Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Khan’s corruption conviction and jail sentence

Lawyers for former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan said an appeals court has suspended his corruption conviction and three-year prison sentence (Anjum Naveed/AP)

A Pakistani appeals court has suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison sentence of Imran Khan in a legal victory for the embattled former prime minister, his lawyers and court officials said on Tuesday.

Although he will face a retrial in due course, the ruling will enable the popular 70-year-old politician to contest the forthcoming parliamentary elections.