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.

A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption.

A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party and the government aimed at cooling political instability in the south Asian nation.

Pakistan's anti-corruption court handed former Prime Minister Imran Khan a 14-year jail sentence in a land bribery case against him, his attorney said on Friday.

Tariq Butt, Correspondent / Agencies Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi were awarded

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's 14-year jail sentence in a land corruption case is the latest in a series of ups and downs for the charismatic cricket star who has been in prison for the last one-and-a-half years.

Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, is facing a 14-year prison term this month in a case his party says is being used to pressure him into silence.

Imran Khan was handed a 14-year jail on Wednesday in a land corruption case. The former Pakistan Prime Minister and his wife Bushra Bibi have been convicted of accepting a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for laundered money when he was in power.

Supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan staged a protest Friday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, calling for his release after a court sentenced him to 14 years in jail.