Today’s federal cabinet meeting on PTI ban postponed

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet meeting scheduled for today, which was supposed to take up the proposal of banning the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, has been postponed.

Media reports suggested the cabinet has been asked for approval of proceedings against former president Arif Alvi, former prime minister Imran Khan, and former NA deputy speaker Qasim Suri under Article 6 of the Constitution.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has postponed the federal cabinet meeting due to his hectic schedule on Tuesday, according to sources and the meeting could now be held the next day (Wednesday).

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The government has already announced plans to ban PTI from politics and try its leader for sedition, over charges of violating the Constitution.

Last week, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar told the media that PTI had been involved in anti-state activities since 2014 and was responsible for several deaths on different occasions, especially during protests against the government and state institutions.

The minister had blamed the rival party for the fatality that occurred during a peace rally, held in Bannu last week.