In Pakistan, former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest and sentencing may not generate immediate unrest as courts consider legal challenges to his conviction. But other legal troubles and potential election delays will keep the risk of potentially violent protests high for the rest of the year and complicate his party's ability to compete. On Aug. 5, police arrested Khan at his residence in Lahore after an Islamabad trial court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. Local media reports indicate Khan has been taken to Punjab province's Attock prison. The court's order states that Khan ''has been found guilty of corrupt practices by hiding the benefits he accrued from the national exchequer wilfully and intentionally.'' Khan allegedly failed to disclose receiving certain gifts from the Toshakhana -- the government department tasked with overseeing valuables received by officials and elected leaders -- and allegedly provided inaccurate...
