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Pakistan's Media Ban On Imran Khan Trial Raises Transparency Concerns

Prime Minister Imran Khan has been at the center of a political crisis since his ouster from office in 2022.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has been at the center of a political crisis since his ouster from office in 2022.

A Pakistan court has banned media from reporting on proceedings in a closed-door trial of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, raising concerns about transparency ahead of national elections in February. The 71-year-old former cricket star has been at the center of a political crisis since his ouster from office in 2022. Khan won the last general election in 2018, a victory his opponents say he achieved with the help of the military, which often plays an outsized role in making and breaking Pakistan governments.

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