Pakistan plans to ban former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party and take him to the country’s top court for treason charges, said the information minister on Monday.
The move to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is because the party received illegal foreign funds and because its supporters rioted last year and targeted military buildings, said Minister Attaullah Tarar.
“The federal government will file a case to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf,” he said, adding that the plan will be brought before the cabinet, which has the authority to decide. The government will also file a legal case against Khan and former President Arif Alvi for treason under the country’s constitution before the Supreme Court.
Khan’s aide, Zulfikar Bukhari, said the decision is like “soft martial law.” “This shows panic because they realize the courts can’t be threatened and pressured,” he said.
PTI candidates ran as independents in the February 8 election after the party was banned from the polls. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the party could get more than 20 extra reserved seats in parliament, putting pressure on the country’s weak coalition government.
It is unclear how the planned ban will affect the court’s decision to grant reserved seats. Tarar mentioned that the government would seek a legal review of the reserved seats matter.
He also said that PTI’s lobbying in Washington to get U.S. support for a resolution against Pakistan’s elections and writing to the IMF to demand an election audit before helping the country were also reasons for the decision.
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