Pakistani government plans to declare Imran Khan’s PTI a banned outfit Geopolitics News

The Pakistani government plans to launch legal action to designate Imran Khan Niazi’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party as a banned organization.

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“Terrorists were hiding in Zaman Park. Weapons, petrol bombs, etc. were recovered from Imran Khan’s residence, which is sufficient evidence to file a complaint against the PTI for being a militant organization,” Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday. -Nawaz (PML-N) was looking into the matter.

Regarding the government’s plan to initiate the process of banning Khan’s party, the minister said, “It is mainly a judicial process to declare a party banned. However, we will consult with our legal team on the matter.

The push to label the PTI a “militant outfit” came from former prime minister and leader of the PML-N, Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, who is also the party’s senior vice president. She also posted a video of the Zaman Park violence, calling the former prime minister’s supporters “terrorists and trained miscreants recruited into banned groups that Imran Khan has always supported”.

Watching the videos carefully, it’s hard to ignore the truth – they are NOT political workers. They are terrorists and trained miscreants recruited into banned groups that IK has always supported. The evidence speaks for itself. The state must act before it is too late. pic.twitter.com/3g6nDUuH1w

– Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) March 19, 2023

Dragging India and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) into their politics, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concurred with his niece’s claim and accused her of “bullying the judiciary”.

If anyone had any doubts, Imran Niazi’s antics in recent days have laid bare his fascist and militant tendencies. Whether it’s using people as human shields, throwing petrol bombs at police, or leading ‘jathas’ to intimidate justice, he drew inspiration from the book RSS.

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) March 18, 2023

Meanwhile, a court in Islamabad has delayed the arrest warrant for the former captain of the Pakistani cricket team in the “Toshakhana case” until March 30. He was allowed to return after marking his presence outside the Islamabad court complex on Saturday.

This infuriated coalition government leaders who called the court’s decision “special treatment” for the PTI leader.

Earlier today, hours after he left to appear in a local court in Islamabad, Punjab police carried out a research from his Zaman Park property and arrested a number of party members. The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore himself monitored the operation as the police used heavy machinery to break down the door of his residence.

An anti-terrorism court authorized the search inside Imran Khan’s residence. The police were accompanied by water cannons, bulldozers and a prisoner van. They quickly demolished PTI camps in the area using cranes and removed barriers and containers.

Posting a video of the police action, Imran Khan called it a “contempt of court”. Furthermore, he blamed the assault to have started after “I left to appear in court in Islamabad, and Bushra bibi (his wife), a totally private and apolitical person, was alone in the house”. He also called it a violation of “Islamic principle”.

& break into the heavily armed house. Worse, they did it after I left to appear in court in Islamabad, and Bushra bibi, a totally private and non-political person, was alone in the house. This is a complete violation of the Islamic principle of the sanctity of chadar and char diwari.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 18, 2023

The head of the PTI asked, “Under what law are they doing this?” He reiterated that this was part of the “London Plan” where commitments were made to bring fugitive Nawaz Sharif to power.

Meanwhile, Punjab Police carried out an attack on my house in Zaman Park where Bushra Begum is alone. Under what law are they doing this? This is part of London’s plan where pledges were made to bring runaway Nawaz Sharif to power in return for accepting an appointment.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 18, 2023

I will immediately address the issue of contempt, violation of the sanctity of my home, and violence against my workers and house staff with our legal system.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 18, 2023

Pakistan witnessed violent clashes between law enforcement, including the Pakistan Rangers, and members of the PTI, first on March 9 and then again on March 15 and 16.