Pakistan prepares to vote, with Imran Khan in jail

Former cricket star turned prime minister, Imran Khan, is one of Pakistan’s most popular politicians. But he’s in jail, and was just handed three more jail sentences days before a general election. He’s barred from the ballot, though his party is still running and has called his trials a sham. So what’s on the line in Pakistan’s election this week? In this episode: Benazir Shah ( @Benazir_Shah ), Geo Television Journalist Osama Bin Javaid ( @osamabinjavaid ), Al Jazeera Correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana and David Enders with our host, Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin and Sonia Bhagat fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter , Instagram, Facebook , Threads and YouTube