The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday criticised the government's decision to ban the former ruling party.
According to details, the PTI leaders had labelled the government's decision as an "attack on the judiciary and democracy itself." PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan lambasted the ruling party, saying: "The attempts are underway to unfairly strip the PTI of its reserved seats."
He further admonished, "Those implicated in the Dawn and Panama leaks should be banned , not the PTI."
Meanwhile, PTI leader Shibli Faraz expressed his defiance, interpreting the ban as an acknowledgment of the government's political defeat. "Banning PTI is not a child's game," Faraz asserted, underscoring the party's resilience in the face of adversity.
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Additionally, PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub questioned the government's democratic credentials, challenging other political factions. He questioned: "Are the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) supporting this undemocratic process?"
Ayub also took a dig at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), labelling the party [PML-N] as "a threat to national security."
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said that the government was "inept" to compete with the PTI in the political arena.
Reacting to the government's decision of banning the PTI, CM Gandapur took a jibe at the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government, saying, "The government is fearing its exit from the power; that is why it is issuing statements; like banning the PTI."
"We made the reserved seat decision in accordance with the constitution. Despite resorting to all the tactics, the government had to face the music," he said.
Earlier, today the government has decided to ban the PTI for which it intends to submit a petition before the Supreme Court.
This was announced by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar in a press conference on Monday. The minister said the country had been "toyed" with a lot and if there has to be any development in the country, Pakistan and the PTI could not co-exist.
"Looking at the evidence, the government will request a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)," Tarar declared, adding that the federal government had decided to ban the party and file a petition for it in the Supreme Court.
