ISLAMABAD (PEN) : The federal cabinet on Wednesday once again deferred the decision to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
This was announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while addressing the participants in the meeting.
The cabinet finally met after twice postponing the meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office here. The meeting could not reach a decision to proceed under Article 6 against former president Dr Arif Alvi, PTI founder Imran Khan, and former National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri.
ATTA TARAR’S STANCE
Information Minister Atta Tarar, in the meantime, said at a TV programme that the government had decided in principle to ban the PTI.
Earlier, on July 15, the information minister said the ruling coalition had decided to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He told a press conference that the federal government would file a case to ban the PTI.
The government would keep the current situation in mind before taking a step in this regard, he added.
“The PTI and the country cannot go together,” he categorically stated.
The government’s earlier stance was that consultations were underway among the ruling allies regarding the decision to ban the opposition party.
The PPP seems to on the fence, though it has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the July 12 verdict that awarded reserved seats to the PTI and recognised it as a parliamentary party.
