The PTI Ban: Troubled Times in Pakistani Politics

In a news conference in Islamabad on July 15, the federal government has planned the barring process of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and clear evidence is available to impose limits on the party said Tarar.

The information minister further stated that the decision was made in light of numerous factors, including the established accusation that Khan’s PTI had received foreign funding from sources that are prohibited in Pakistan and the rioting that the party’s leadership and members engaged in last year, which attacked military facilities.

“The government has decided to file references against Imran Khan and Pakistan’s former President Arif Alvi for treason under Article 6,” Tarar continued, citing a Geo TV report as confirmation.

Due to multiple charges against him, Imran Khan is being jailed in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. The government also intends to challenge the Supreme Court’s decision from last week, which maintained PTI’s political party registration, by filing a review case with the court.

The court maintained PTI’s eligibility for more than 20 reserved seats in the national legislature, further straining the shaky coalition government in the country.

The effect of the proposed prohibition on the court’s decision to award reserved seats was not immediately apparent.

According to Tarar, the administration will also ask for a legal examination of the reserved seat problem, as they hope that the Apex Court will consider them and give a decision in their favour.

Khan, who has been detained since August, with his wife was acquitted on Saturday of all charges related to their illegal marriage; nevertheless, freedom for Khan is still far away as he gets relief from one case yet another is registered against him and his wife.

Things are going south for the former cricketing legend and the ex-prime minister, as there is no such relief yet, apart from the Supreme Court’s decision over the 20-seat reservation and the opposing parties getting their grip back over Pakistani politics.

Tarar boldly stated that Imran Khan and Pakistan cannot co-exist, clearing their stance against Khan’s Ideology and decision-making.

Government decides to ‘ban’ PTI | Pakistan Defense Forum (defencepk.com)

The Dawn newspaper quoted Mr. Tarar as stating, “You tried to damage the country’s diplomatic relations for the sake of your political interests and went on to get a resolution passed against Pakistan in the U.S.”

Senior PTI leader and party spokesman Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari said that the government’s choice “betrays their complete panic”.

“They have chosen to take this action through cabinet after realizing they can no longer intimidate judges, put them under duress, or threaten them. The courts have ruled that all of their attempts to thwart us are unlawful,” the speaker stated.

Altogether, the Shehbaz Sharif-led government has gone all in to vanquish its bitterest rival, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). May the former prime minister Imran Khan-founded party get banned by the present governing body or not, this situation is of no use to the general public.

These developments further added complexity and fuelled the instabilities in the already unstable politics of Pakistan, while other necessities are suffocating the general strata of the population.

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