ISLAMABAD , May 26, 2023: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Thursday the government was considering to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) due to its planned vandalism and attack against military installations on May 9.
Speaking to a private news channel, he said the government would take the decision of banning the PTI after consultation with the legal team.
The interior minister said the elements who attacked the defence installations would be tried in military courts under the relevant rules. He said the people now leaving the PTI had joined the party on deputation and would go back after the completion of their particular period.
He described the recent press conference of Fayyaz Chohan as a strong evidence against the PTI, adding that new evidences were coming with every passing day.
Sanaullah criticises PTI for damaging sensitive places
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah criticised the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) for using offensive language through social media and damaging sensitive places.
The PTI leaders and workers had been found involved in destroying public places and monuments at different places in Pakistan, he told a private television channel. He said the PTI workers and leaders had admitted degrading the places of martyrs on May 9.
He said the cases had been registered against those found involved in serious offences, adding that very serious cases would be tackled by military courts while ordinary cases were being treated through normal courts.
In reply to a question, he said the PTI leaders were leaving Imran’s party because they cannot face long trials in courts.
Appreciating the PML-N members for their strong commitment to Nawaz Sharif, he said that PTI’s last regime had registered false cases against the rival party members and they (PML-N leaders), had to spend a long time in jails.
Commenting on police search operation, he said that PTI leaders and workers who are found guilty of a crime are hiding to avoid arrest, adding police are searching the criminals from various places so that cases could be registered with solid evidence.