Imran Khan, a former star athlete and popular conservative politician, is still behind bars in Pakistan due to what many of his supporters believe to be politically motivated charges. He was sentenced to a 14-year prison term this January, which led him to quit reconciliation talks that he and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party were conducting with the government at the time.

Khan was removed from office in a parliamentary vote of confidence in April 2022, and subsequently arrested in August 2023.

Authorities are pursuing numerous cases against him, including allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and inciting violence against the state.

The PTI claims all the cases against Khan are politically motivated. Khan himself has accused military leaders and a "foreign conspiracy" of pushing him out of office.

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He has embarked on an unprecedented campaign since his ouster, openly criticizing........

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