‘Attempt to sabotage IMF deal’: Pakistan government to ban Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
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NEW DELHI: Pakistan government has decided to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), alleging that the former ruling party was involved in number of anti-state activities.
“The decisions were taken in light of the former ruling party’s involvement in the May 9 events and the PTI’s former or current leaders’ attempts to sabotage Pakistan’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),” Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar said.
“We believe that there is credible evidence that PTI should be banned,” he added, citing allegations against former PM Imran Khan including leaking state secrets and inciting riots.
According to the information minister, the matter of ban on Pakistan’s biggest opposition party will be brought to cabinet and possibly to Supreme Court if needed.
Meanwhile, Khan has been jailed for nearly a year in a series of cases which he claimed were orchestrated to prevent his return to power in February elections.
The Supreme Court, however, granted the PTI more seats in parliament in a landmark ruling last week, while Khan’s illegal marriage conviction was overturned on Saturday.
“The decisions were taken in light of the former ruling party’s involvement in the May 9 events and the PTI’s former or current leaders’ attempts to sabotage Pakistan’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),” Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar said.
“We believe that there is credible evidence that PTI should be banned,” he added, citing allegations against former PM Imran Khan including leaking state secrets and inciting riots.
According to the information minister, the matter of ban on Pakistan’s biggest opposition party will be brought to cabinet and possibly to Supreme Court if needed.
Meanwhile, Khan has been jailed for nearly a year in a series of cases which he claimed were orchestrated to prevent his return to power in February elections.
The Supreme Court, however, granted the PTI more seats in parliament in a landmark ruling last week, while Khan’s illegal marriage conviction was overturned on Saturday.
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