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ER Editor: It’s a relief to see the number 17 appear in the Imran Khan story. See our other coverage of Khan HERE. No doubt the Pakistani people are getting their wake-up moments through his ordeals with the country’s corrupt justice system.
“The people are not accepting this stolen mandate government”.
Aleema Khan, sister of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, says his 17-year jail sentence is politically motivated, following a court ruling on illegally keeping and selling state gifts to keep him out of office. pic.twitter.com/sSpqF6SwUi
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 20, 2025
An interesting juxtaposition of Khan beside Trump relative, Omar Mukhtar —
“To strive for justice is a sacred duty, and I am ready to lay down my life for Haqeeqi Azadi (true freedom) of my nation.” – Imran Khan
“We fight not only for our own freedom, but for the dignity and honor of our people.”- Omar Mukhtar pic.twitter.com/8VaFhE0MXW
— Anaya- Free Imran Khan (@AnayaHaddad) December 21, 2025
Fake cases. 17 years. No justice. Protest at Sher Shah Suri Bridge, Peshawar. Leadership: we need action, not statements. Bring Imran Khan out. pic.twitter.com/YO8qVEKVWC
— Hamza Khan (@HamxaaTweets) December 21, 2025
While we cannot be sure about the timing mentioned in this tweet, there does seem to be an element of that happening, as in why this, why now?
Pakistan Dictatorship aligned Shahrukh Arjumand has magical sentences imran khan to 17 years in jail. Nothing happened in this case for 1.5 years. Then all of a sudden you get imran khan jail sentences just as Pakistan is about to send troop to protect israel https://t.co/aIaU2ESFQa pic.twitter.com/XV8YyXQ8iq
— Ali (@MerruX) December 20, 2025
17-year sentence to Imran Khan and his wife is politically motivated and it impressions as dictated. Now It is proven that no longer has an independent judiciary in Pakistan after the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments. Controlled courts executing political orders have… pic.twitter.com/bsaWE5ClgE
— Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (@TTAP_OFFICIAL) December 20, 2025
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Another interesting report from late last month, with the number 17 cropping up again —
BIG BREAKING PAKISTAN IN FREEFALL
Pakistan is witnessing its most explosive unrest in years as police and security forces resort to direct firing on civilians across several protest points.
Army insiders claim Imran Khan was killed in custody 17 days ago.
His family says… pic.twitter.com/a5UKSs9M4Y
— Pakistan Reality Check (@PakRealityCheck) November 26, 2025
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Imran Khan & Wife Sentenced To 17 Years In Latest ‘Sham, Secretive’ Trial
The Khan family is alleging a politically motivated set-up by longtime enemies of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan.
This after he and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to 17 years in prison on Saturday after a court convicted them of unlawfully keeping and selling high-value state gifts, which caps the lengthy court case centered on several corruption allegations. He’s at the center of a series of cases, which have already resulted in past convictions.
The couple was in this instance charged with selling official gifts, including jewelry received from the Saudi government, at prices far below their market value.
Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has blasted the trial as a “sham” on social media, and Khan’s supporters say the current government has tried to throw anything at him to see what sticks. It also said that a closed door trial is not a fair trial, and that essentially this was a secret court.
And Aleema Khanum, Khan’s sister, has released a statement saying the charges have been fabricated and are ridiculous. “Do you really believe Imran would spend 10 years in prison over an underpriced necklace?” she said. “Seventeen years for this conviction? This is clearly a setup. It shows a judicial system that has collapsed.”
Prosecutors argued that the couple greatly profited from dealing in official state gifts. According to more details:
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presented a jewelry set made by the Italian luxury brand Bulgari to Khan and his wife in May 2021.
Prosecutors said Khan and his wife had said the value of the gifts was just over $10,000, well short of their real market value of $285,521 (€243,780).
According to Pakistani law, government officials and politicians are allowed to keep gifts received from foreign dignitaries if they are under a certain value. To keep the gifts, they must purchase them at market value and declare the proceeds from any sale. Khan and Bibi were sentenced to 10 years for criminal breach of trust and seven years for corruption.
Khan has in the last year gotten some international support and backing amid the saga, with a United Nations panel of exports having announced last year that his detention “had no legal basis and appears to have been intended to disqualify him from running for political office“.
Current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who emerged victorious in the last elections while Khan had languished in jail, was seen more as the “military’s man” in Islamabad, while Khan’s legacy has sought to be erased by those same elite powers.
🇵🇰 NO COURTROOM, NO DEFENSE, NO JUSTICE: IMRAN KHAN AND HIS WIFE SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN JAIL
In yet another blow from the Pakistani establishment, Imran and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to a further 17 years in prison each over gifts they legally received while in… pic.twitter.com/y0kgXGCOXT
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 20, 2025
DW notes that “Saturday’s sentencing is separate from an earlier case against the couple. In that case, Khan and his wife were sentenced to 14 and seven years, respectively.” He’s already in jail for that prior conviction, and has been incarcerated since 2023.
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