Information minister Attaullah Tarar states that Imran Khan's PTI and Pakistan cannot progress together.
The cricketer-turned-politician has been acquitted in two of three cases he was convicted in, whereas his third conviction remains suspended. / Photo: AP Archive
Addressing a news conference in the capital Islamabad, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that the government will approach the Supreme Court after approval from the Cabinet, which is a legal requirement to ban a political party. "That's why, the government is going to ban the PTI," he said, adding that the process will be initiated in the next few days.
Imran Khan, 72, who was ousted through a no-trust vote in April 2021, is currently in a jail in the northeastern garrison city of Rawalpindi along with his wife for his alleged involvement in multiple corruption and violence-related cases.
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