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Imran Khan Becomes 1st Ex-Pak PM To Be Lodged In British-Era Attock Jail Without AC

Constructed in 1905-06, the Attock prison was used by the British rulers to detain people mostly involved in mutiny which is now considered a high-security prison in Pakistan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf chief Imran Khan has been placed in a VVIP cell in the British-Era Attock prison. On Saturday, the former Pakistan premier was arrested from Zaman Park home in Lahore after he was found guilty in the Toshakhana case and was sentenced to three years of imprisonment. An Islamabad trial court found Khan guilty of “corrupt practices” and fined him Rs 1 lakh besides his prison sentence.

Khan was taken to the jail by road amid heavy security. All the roads leading to the jail were cordoned off by personnel of the law-enforcement agencies. Khan has been placed in a VVIP cell with no air conditioner but has a fan, a bed, and washroom, a prison official told Dawn. 

The former Pakistan cricket star is the first former prime minister of the country to be locked up in the Attock jail in the heart of the city along the Rawalpindi-Peshawar railway track. 

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Constructed in 1905-06, the prison was used by the British rulers to detain people mostly involved in mutiny which is now considered a high-security prison in Pakistan lodging hardened under-trial prisoners. 

Earlier this year, PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi was kept in this jail, as per the report. 

The case against Imran Khan was initiated on May 10 after a criminal complaint was filed against him by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for failing to disclose details of Toshakhana gifts.

During Saturday's hearing, additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar ruled that the charges against the former prime minister were proven. He stated that Imran Khan deliberately provided false information to the Election Commission of Pakistan, making him guilty of corrupt practices, reported Dawn. As a result, the court sentenced him to three years in jail under Section 174 of the Election Act.

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