ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The federal government has decided to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), saying that Pakistan and PTI cannot coexist.
In a Press Conference in Islamabad on Monday, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said that the federal government will file a case in the Supreme Court of Pakistan to impose the ban on PTI.
The information minister said that if Pakistan has to move in a forward direction, it cannot do so with PTI’s existence.
The minister said that there is credible evidence to support a ban on the PTI and cited the party’s involvement in foreign funding, the May 9 incident, its role in the resettlement of terrorists in Pakistan, the cipher episode, and the resolution passed in the United States.
Attaullah Tarar said that after approval from the Federal Cabinet, a reference under Article 6 of the Constitution will also be moved in the Supreme Court against the former President Dr. Arif Alvi, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and former Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri.
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Attaullah Tarar said that there are certain lobbies sitting abroad which promote an anti-Pakistan agenda, support separatist movements and conspire against the Country’s security and institutions. He mentioned the government has decided to take strict legal action against them which may involve blocking their passports and identity cards.
Separately, according to information minister, the federal government and its allied parties have also decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s judgment in the reserved seats case.
The information minister emphasized that the judgment has legal lacunae and that they have strong legal grounds to file the review.
