The federal government on Monday announced that it has decided to ban the PTI and seek Article 6 proceedings against Party founder Imran Khan, Former-president Dr Arif Alvi, and Ex-Deputy Speaker National Assembly (NA) Qasim Suri.
The announcement regarding ban on PTI was made by federal information minister Ata Tarar during Press conference.
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While Addressing, Ata Tarar said Article 17 of the constitution empowers the federal government to ban a political party.
He said there is credible evidence to impose 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.
Information Minister Tarar stated that a reference will also be filed against former President Arif Alvi, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and former Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri for violating the Constitution when the assemblies were dissolved following the no-confidence motion against the PTI government. He said the reference will be forwarded to the Supreme Court after approval by the federal cabinet.
He said that the government and its allied parties have also decided to file a review petition against Supreme Court’s judgment in the reserved seats case. Ata Tarar said the government will complete all these processes while remaining within the domain of law and constitution. He said these matters will be taken forward so that in future nobody could dare to violate the constitution, hurt the national interests and attack the defense institutions.
