Expressing deep concern over the upcoming three-day Pashtoon Qaumi Jirga organised by the recently-proscribed Pashtun Tahaffuz Motion (PTM), Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned that anybody discovered concerned in facilitating the banned organisation could be handled iron fist.
“We won’t permit parallel judicial system [in the country] in any case,” he mentioned whereas addressing a press convention in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The presser got here days after the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition authorities banned the Manzoor Pashteen-led PTM, citing danger to “peace and safety”.
“The federal authorities having causes to consider that the PTM is engaged in sure actions prejudicial to peace and safety of the nation […] is happy to listing the PTM within the First Schedule as a proscribed organisation,” learn the notification issued by the Ministry of Inside.
The ban has been positioned below Part 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.
Previous to the federal government’s transfer, the now-proscribed PTM had introduced to carry a three-day Pashtoon Qaumi Jirga from October 11 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district.
Addressing the presser as we speak, Naqvi mentioned the federal government has no objection to the holding of jirga, however “bringing hundreds of individuals isn’t referred to as a jirga.”
“On one hand, they’re referring to the gathering as a jirga and on the opposite, they’re portraying it as a courtroom,” the minister mentioned, warning that the federal government will now permit a parallel judicial system at any price.
He identified that the ban was imposed because the PTM was concerned in selling rhetoric in opposition to state establishments and the federal government.
“Nobody has any objection to elevating voice for rights, however makes an attempt to stoke hatred and ethnic division can’t be tolerated,” he warned.
Moreover, the safety czar mentioned that he was conscious that the leaders from a couple of main political events had met PTM leaders and expressed solidarity on the problem of rights, however they clarified that speaking about rights whereas advocating choosing up weapons was not potential.
Naqvi assured that the federal authorities was additionally prepared to take a seat down and maintain talks about human rights.
Following the ban, the minister mentioned, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan governments positioned 54 and 34 PTM members within the fourth schedule, respectively.
He mentioned if an organisation is said a proscribed entity, its places of work are sealed, financial institution accounts closed, arms licenses, passports, and identification playing cards are cancelled, together with media and journey restrictions.
The inside minister made it clear that facilitators and abettors of the banned organisations may also face the identical restrictions as per the regulation.