Dhaka: Former Pakistani Prime Minister and founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. His wife Bushra Bibi has also been sentenced to 7 years in prison for the same crime.

The AFP news agency reported this information in a report on Friday (January 17).

A Pakistani court on Friday convicted former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a corruption case and sentenced Imran Khan to 14 years and his wife to 7 years in prison, the report said.

An anti-corruption court was set up in the prison near the country's capital Islamabad where Imran Khan is being held and convicted of the Imran-Bushra couple for a welfare foundation called Al-Qadir Trust.

It is worth noting that Imran Khan has been in prison since August 2023 and has about 200 cases against him.

However, Imran Khan has said that the cases filed against him are politically motivated and a move to prevent him from returning to power.

The Israeli cabinet has postponed a vote on a ceasefire agreement in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. The vote will not take place until the Palestinian independence movement Hamas agrees to all the conditions. Tel Aviv alleges that Hamas is trying to add some new things to the agreement at the last minute.

The BBC reported this information in a report. The Israeli cabinet was scheduled to vote on the ceasefire agreement on Thursday (January 16) morning. But a few hours before the vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the vote had been postponed.

In a statement, Netanyahu complained that Hamas was "trying to force some concessions" at the last minute. Therefore, the cabinet vote will not be held until Hamas "agrees to all the conditions."

Earlier on Wednesday evening, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani officially announced the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Doha. Later, US President Joe Biden separately confirmed the ceasefire. US President-elect Donald Trump has made several posts on social media about the ceasefire.

The US, Qatar and Egypt were the main mediators in ending the 15-month-long war between Israel and Hamas. The ceasefire agreement is scheduled to take effect from Sunday (January 19).

However, even if Israeli negotiators agree to the ceasefire agreement in Doha, the agreement will not take effect until its security cabinet and government approve it.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after Netanyahu's announcement that "a part that has not been completed" has been added. Even so, he is confident that the ceasefire agreement will take effect from Sunday as planned.

After a long conflict, the Middle Eastern warring group Hamas and the occupying Israel have finally agreed to a ceasefire agreement.

NDTV reported this news on Wednesday (January 15).

The report said that Israel and Hamas have reached a landmark agreement to stop hostilities in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

The report said that the progress comes after months of intense negotiations with the help of Egyptian and Qatari mediators supported by the United States.

The long-running conflict between Israel and Hamas has killed more than 46,000 people.

In addition, thousands of people are displaced, struggling to survive in makeshift shelters.

It is worth noting that the agreement is seen as a significant step towards ending the 15-month-long war. President-elect Trump has been vocal about his desire for a quick resolution, even warning of serious consequences if the hostages are not released. 

Tulip Siddique has resigned from the post of Economic Affairs Minister of the UK Ministry of Finance in the face of allegations of various irregularities, corruption and financial scandals, including receiving a flat as a gift from a close friend of Sheikh Hasina, threatening a journalist, and embezzling money from the Rooppur nuclear power plant.

On Tuesday (January 14), Tulip submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer issued a statement confirming the matter.

In it, he wrote, ‘Dear Tulip, thank you for your letter. It is with great sadness that I accept your resignation from the ministry. I thank you for the service you have performed as City Minister.’

Claiming that no irregularities were found against Tulip, the British Prime Minister said, ‘In accepting your resignation, I want to make it clear that my independent consultant Sir Laurie Magnus has assured me that he has found no evidence of breach of the ministerial code or financial irregularities against you. I would also like to thank you for your self-initiated call for an investigation into yourself and for your full cooperation with the investigator, Sir Laurie Magnus.’

He added, ‘I applaud the difficult decision you have made to ensure Britain prospers and to ensure that the government does not get in the way. I want to make it clear to you that the door is open for you to move forward.’