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2024-07-16 India-Pakistan
Govt to 'ban' PTI, file treason reference against Imran Khan, Arif Alvi: info minister
[GEO.TV] Upping the ante against the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI), the federal government has decided to ban the former ruling party as well as file references against PTI founder Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who isn't your heaviest-duty thinker, maybe not even among the top five...
and former president Arif Alvi for treason under Article 6.

"The PTI and Pakistain cannot co-exist," Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told a presser in Islamabad, saying that the matter would go to the federal cabinet and the Supreme Court.

The decisions, as per Tarar, 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 Pakistain's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The development comes following PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Wormtongue Qureshi
...a Pak political shape-changer. He is undistinguished except for his habit of periodically needing to have his lips reattached...
’s indictment in cases related to the May 9 riots and Khan’s arrest in cases pertaining to the incidents taking place on the day.

Touching upon the foreign funding issue, the information minister said that the PTI failed to defend itself in the foreign funding case wherein, he claimed, the ex-ruling party received funds from Indian-born United States citizens.

"Why did you [PTI] seek a stay order [in said case] for six years?" he questioned, adding that the Khan-founded party had nothing to say in its defence.

Stressing that whoever provides financial support to a political party, does so with the hopes that the party would serve its interests if it comes to power, Tarar said that the PTI failed to explain and defend itself regarding the funds received by certain lobbies abroad, including Israeli ones.

Reflecting on the May 9 riots, triggered after Khan's arrest in a graft case wherein party workers and supporters vandalised several military installations, the minister said that the PTI founder targeted national interests for his own personal ones.

"Your whole family was involved in those attacks. Your three sisters were present outside the [Lahore] core commander's house," he said.

He also censured the PTI's government for allegedly providing safe havens to snuffies and resettle them.

"Who gave you the right to re-settle the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
[...] and attack the institution that is responsible for guaranteeing the country's illusory sovereignty," he noted.

TREASON CASES AGAINST PTI LEADERS
Speaking about the time when the then-government decided to dissolve the assemblies during the no-confidence motion against Khan, the minister said the ruling alliance has also decided to move a reference against the then-prime minister, then-president Arif Alvi and then National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri.

He said that this reference, under Article 6, will be sent to the Supreme Court after the cabinet's approval.

Referring to what is known as the cipher case, Tarar said that the PTI founder and his party "played" with the diplomatic cable and used it to create a false narrative around it.

The cipher case controversy revolves around Khan claiming that Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs Donald Lu had sought his removal from the prime minister's office.

The same month, the then NA opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif tabled the no-confidence motion against the then PM Khan.

However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome...
the then NA deputy speaker Suri dismissed the motion citing sufficient evidence of alleged US interference.

Posted by Fred 2024-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top
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