PTI leadership asks PPP & MQM to clarify stance on democracy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded the implementation of Article 6 of the Constitution against those taking unconstitutional measures despite the constitution of the country.

The party founded by the jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan called on the allies of the current coalition government to clarify their position on the government’s plan to ban Khan’s party

At a press conference in Islamabad on Monday, the PTI leadership condemned the federal government’s decision to ban the Imran Khan-led party.

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan claimed that the ruling coalition’s allies, including the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), do not support the government’s move to ban the party.

“We call on PPP and MQM-P to clarify their position, as ANP has already done,” he added.

Omar urged all other democratic parties to clarify their stand on the government’s “unconstitutional” move, asking, “Do they stand with democracy or civil martial law?

In its latest attempt to crack down on the PTI, the federal government on Monday initiated Article 6 proceedings against its founder Imran Khan, former president Dr Arif Alvi, and former deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Suri. announced the decision to do

The move seems to be aimed at preventing the PTI from becoming the single largest party in the National Assembly.

The announcement comes after the Supreme Court’s recent relief to the party in the case of reserved seats and to the party chief in the Iddat case.

It remains to be seen how the proposed ban will affect the Supreme Court ruling on specific seats and PTI-affiliated legislators.