Pakistan Govt mulling legal options to declare PTI a banned outfit
Pakistan government is considering to initiate legal proceedings to declare former premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party a banned outfit.
His remarks came after police claimed to have seized arms and petrol bombs from the ex- prime minister's residence in Lahore.
Speaking at a media conference in Lahore, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Saturday said that the legal team of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was examining the matter.
He, however, clarified that the prerogative to officially ban a political party lies with the judiciary.
'Terrorists were hiding in Zaman Park. Arms, petrol bombs, etc have been recovered from the residence of Imran Khan which is enough evidence to file a case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for being a militant organisation,' Sanaullah was quoted as saying.
On the government's plan to initiate the process to ban Imran Khan’s party, the minister said: 'Primarily it is a judicial process to declare any party proscribed. However, we will consult our legal team on the issue.'
The push to declare Imran Khan's party a 'militant organisation' came from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's niece Maryam Nawaz, who is also the senior vice president of the PML-N party.
Meanwhile, an Islamabad court delayed the arrest warrant of Khan in the Toshakhana until March 30. He was allowed to go back after marking attendance outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex on Saturday.
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