DNA
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Monday that the federal government was attempting to ban the party “out of desperation” as the Supreme Court had ruled in its favour in the reserved seats case.
senior PTI leader Senator Ali Zafar said his party would not allow the decision’s implementation “even for a second” as it is against the law of the land.
Zafar’s comments came in response to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar’s announcement that the government had decided to ban the PTI and file treason references against the party founder Imran Khan and former president Arif Alvi.
“As far as their announcement of banning PTI is concerned, I believe that they live in a world which exists outside the law. There’s no provision in the law that allows the government to resort to such a move.”
The senator further said: “This statement itself disqualifies him [Tarar], and even if they think about such an impossible thing, then the courts are present and so are we. We will not allow such a decision to be implemented even for a second.”
Taking a jibe at the information minister, Zafar said he thinks the minister spoke out of “desperation” after the reserved seat’s judgement.
“This is an illegal decision.”
