Pakistan to ban Imran Khan's party, file treason case against ex-PM

15/7/2024 18:55

        Pakistan plans to ban former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, the information minister said on Monday.
        
        The decision was based on a number of factors, including the proven charge that Khan's PTI had received foreign funds from sources that are illegal in Pakistan, as well as rioting by the party's leadership and supporters last year that targeted military installations, Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
        
        "The federal government will move a case to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf," Tarar said, saying the matter would go to cabinet and the Supreme Court if needed.
        
        PTI candidates contested the Feb. 8 election as independents after it was barred from the polls.