Two days after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest march in Islamabad got here to an abrupt finish following a safety forces crackdown, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah Khan, revealed that the federal cupboard mentioned imposing a ban on the previous ruling social gathering however with out a unanimous opinion.
The politician’s assertion comes after the Balochistan Meeting sought, via a decision on Thursday, a ban on the Imran Khan-led social gathering following the current “violence” in its protest march within the federal capital on November 26.
The decision said that the PTI, which has been at loggerheads with the federal government, was answerable for the Could 9 occasions — a reference to the violent protest that broke out final yr following PTI founder Imran Khan’s arrest and noticed assaults on public properties together with navy establishments in lots of elements of the nation.
“As soon as once more, it [the former ruling party] is finishing up violent actions,” it said, including that the PTI’s “anarchist agenda” has affected the nation’s system and each sector, together with the judiciary, media and the economic system.
Showing on Geo Information programme ‘Capital Speak’ on Thursday, the PM’s adviser didn’t rule out the potential for imposing a ban on the PTI.
“This matter (the PTI ban) got here earlier than the federal cupboard yesterday. The cupboard members mentioned the difficulty however no consensus might be advanced,” he stated whereas replying to a query.
“Opinions had been divided on the difficulty. Nonetheless, the members determined to additional deliberate on the matter.”
The veteran politician stated the Balochistan Meeting had expressed its opinion on the proposed PTI ban. It must be talked about right here that the meeting authorised the decision to slap a ban on the previous ruling social gathering.
The same decision in search of a ban on the PTI has been submitted to the Punjab Meeting Secretariat late Thursday.
Responding to a different query, the PML-N’s stalwart addressed hypothesis in regards to the imposition of the governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
“There may be an opinion that governor’s rule might be imposed within the PTI-ruled province, because the Structure supplies a mechanism for it,” he pressured.
“Nonetheless, the present state of affairs doesn’t warrant such a measure,” he stated as in keeping with him, the governor’s rule has each political and constitutional challenges.
The previous safety czar pressured the significance of dialogue as the one viable answer. “There isn’t any different possibility than negotiations,” he stated.
Commenting on the PTI’s “do-or-die” march in Islamabad, Rana Sanaullah stated that these protesters weren’t coming for a peaceable demonstration as they had been armed.
Meantime, the PM’s adviser additionally dismissed the FIR lodged in opposition to journalist Matiullah Jan as fabricated. The Islamabad IG is the complainant on this FIR therefore, he’s answerable because the Islamabad police function beneath his command.
He famous that this FIR must be handled on advantage.