Pakistan Court Declares Jail Trial Of Former PM Imran Khan Illegal

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (file photo)

A Pakistani court on November 21 declared illegal the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. A special court has been conducting the trial on a jail premises citing security concerns since Khan was indicted on the charges last month. "Islamabad High Court has declared illegal the notification for jail trial," said Naeem Panjutha, the lawyer, in a post on social media platform X.