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Photos claiming to show Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, casting a vote from jail in the country’s recent general election have been circulating online. But the photos actually date from 2018. 

Imran Khan was elected as Prime Minister in 2018 but was removed from office following a vote of no confidence in April 2022. He was sentenced to three years in prison in August 2023 on charges of corruption and was disqualified from politics for five years. He has since been handed further jail time. 

Several posts share a collage of two images showing Mr Khan appearing to post a vote through a ballot box. One post says: “Imran Khan has cast his vote from Adiala Jail”, a prison near Islamabad where he has reportedly been held since September 2023. 

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Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming 50-over World Cup in India remains uncertain as it is subject to government approval, according to Najam Sethi, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Sethi stated that the PCB has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to clarify that they cannot unilaterally approve the fixture list released last week.

“We have written to the ICC that we can’t give approval or disapproval to this (World Cup schedule),” ESPN cricinfo cited Sethi. “It’s our government who has to decide, just like when it comes to India, it’s their government that decides when they go to play. There is no point asking us if we will play in Ahmedabad. When the time comes, first it will be decided whether we are going or not, then the government decides where we…