Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over a corruption case, in the latest of a series of charges laid against him. The case has been described by Pakistani authorities as the largest the country has seen - though the country has seen huge financial scandals in the past,

A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.

(Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years in a land corruption case, his legal team said.