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Newshour: 05/08/2023 20:06 GMT: Calls for protests in Pakistan after Imran Khan's jailing

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05/08/2023 20:06 GMT

05/08/2023 20:06 GMT: Calls for protests in Pakistan after Imran Khan's jailing

Calls for protests in Pakistan after Imran Khan's jailing

BBC World Service - Newshour, Calls for protests in Pakistan after Imran Khan's jailing

Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan jailed for three-years

Mr Khan has called for nationwide protests after he was handed a three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations.

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been jailed after being convicted on corruption charges.

Mr Khan has called for nationwide protests after he was handed a three-year jail sentence. His supporters say the prosecution is politically motivated.

Also in the programme: Bangladesh is facing its worst outbreak of dengue fever for at least two decades; and a pill aiming to treat depression in women following childbirth has just been approved in the United States promising to be a game changer for millions of women.

(Photo shows supporters of former Pakistani prime minister shout slogans at a protest on 5 August 2023. Credit: Amiruddin Mughal/EPA)

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