On July 15th, Pakistani politician Attaullah Tarar said the government would ban former Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party..Tarar said 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.".The government will begin the process to ban the political party, with the matter going to the cabinet and the Supreme Court if necessary..The government's plan comes after the Supreme Court ruled on July 12th that the PTI was eligible to receive the 20 extra reserved parliamentary seats. However, Tarar said that the government would also petition the court to review the case of reserved seats.
On July 15th, Pakistani politician Attaullah Tarar said the government would ban former Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party..Tarar said 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.".The government will begin the process to ban the political party, with the matter going to the cabinet and the Supreme Court if necessary..The government's plan comes after the Supreme Court ruled on July 12th that the PTI was eligible to receive the 20 extra reserved parliamentary seats. However, Tarar said that the government would also petition the court to review the case of reserved seats.