Pakistan’s government says it plans to ban the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of illegally receiving funds from abroad and involvement in riots following his arrest last year.
FILE - Pakistan ’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan , on May 18, 2023. A Pakistan i court on Saturday July 13, 2024 overturned the convictions and seven-year sentences of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, but officials quickly moved to prevent his release from prison. The decision is likely to significantly deepen the country’s political turmoil, which began after Khan’s 2022 ouster in a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Tarar said the government can ban the party under Pakistan’s Constitution, but that the decision would be referred to the Supreme Court for its approval. The acquittal of Khan and his wife Bibi was related to the legality of their 2018 marriage. She was previously married to a man who claimed that they divorced in November 2017,Bibi said they divorced in August 2017, and the couple insisted that they did not violate the waiting period.
In recent months, Khan has been acquitted in several cases related to last year’s violence, but his bail was canceled this week in connection with one case pending in the eastern city of Lahore.
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