A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to three years in prison for corruption.
He was detained by police shortly after the ruling was announced.

It is alleged that, while in office, Khan received gifts from foreign government officials and sold them.
He was indicted in May for failing to accurately report the sales. He denied the charges. His lawyer says he will appeal to a higher court.

Khan was taken into custody in May for a separate corruption charge. A court later issued an order for his release.

He was forced to step down in April of last year, after he lost a no-confidence vote. But he remains the leading opposition figure and looms large over the country's politics. There is widespread public dissatisfaction with the current government's handling of the ongoing economic turmoil.

But the prison sentence could potentially prevent him from running in the upcoming national election, which is expected to be held as early as the fall.