Imran Khan's attorneys are scheduled to see him in jail

 Imran Khan's attorneys are scheduled to see him in jail

Khan believes the conviction is politically motivated and will thus be ineligible to contest in the general election scheduled for November as a result.

Islamabad: Imran Khan's legal team will be able to consult with him on Monday before filing an appeal against the corruption conviction that has imprisoned the former cricket star, according to one of the lawyer's for Imran Khan.

Since he was removed as prime minister by a vote of no confidence last year, Khan, 70, has been at the centre of political unrest, raising questions about stability in the nuclear-armed nation as it struggles with an economic crisis.

On Saturday, police arrested Khan and removed him from his residence in the city of Lahore. They then transported him to a jail in the Attock region, close to the capital Islamabad, where a judge found him guilty of bribery allegations related to the sale of official goods.

Khan believes the conviction is politically motivated and will thus be ineligible to contest in the general election scheduled for November as a result.

The jail officials have scheduled a meeting with Imran Khan at 12:30 p.m. (0730 GMT). We've arrived in Attock jail', said one of his solicitors, Naeem Panjhuta, adding that Khan will complete the necessary paperwork before filing an appeal against the corruption conviction.

Panjhuta previously told reporters in Islamabad that Khan's legal team is also pleading with the government to guarantee him better conditions in detention.

Khan, he claimed, had been assigned a "C-class" cell while legally being entitled to a "A-class" one.

Better amenities, including television, newspapers, and literature, are owed to political prisoners. Khan has been held in C-class, according to our understanding, Panjhuta added. Requests for reaction from the government were not immediately answered by a spokeswoman.

Khan's detention was the most recent in a string of setbacks that have damaged his political position following a dispute with the ruthless military and the dissolution of his party.

Since being ousted, Khan has been pushing for an early election and organising rallies, which on May 9 resulted in serious bloodshed and increased resentment towards the military.

Khan claims that the military and his political rivals have conspired to defeat him in the election. That is not acknowledged by the military, which has controlled Pakistan for about half its history. In order to clear the way for a general election by November, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is anticipated to call for the dissolution of parliament this week.

A political and an economic crises have coexisted

A $3 billion loan for Pakistan was agreed by the IMF's board last month to help the country deal with a severe balance of payments issue and a critical lack of central bank reserves.