Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested: What you need to know

The cricket star-turned-politician was arrested after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state assets.

Following are details of the cases against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested on Saturday after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. Khan has denied wrongdoing.

• An Islamabad court issued the arrest warrant after convicting the cricket star-turned-politician, who remains the leading opposition figure despite his removal. Police moved quickly to take Khan from his home in the eastern city of Lahore to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. It is the second time he has been detained this year.
• Khan, 70, was convicted of misusing his 2018-2022 term at prime minister to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during visits abroad and worth more than $490,000.
• The gifts allegedly included watches given by a royal family, according to government officials, who alleged previously that Khan’s aides sold them in Dubai. The list reportedly also contains perfumes, diamond jewellery and dinner sets.
• The gifts allegedly also included seven watches, six of them Rolexes. The most expensive was a “Master Graff limited edition” valued at $300,000, according to a list shared by Pakistan’s information minister.
• Khan has said he legally bought the items.