Deputy prime minister blames PTI for receiving “foreign funding from Jews, Christians”
After the federal government announced imposing a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a day ago, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar clarified Tuesday that the final decision was yet to be taken as the incumbent administration will consult its allies before taking any step in this regard.
Upping the ante against the embattled Imran Khan-founded party, the federal government led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) decided to ban the former ruling party as well as file references against the top PTI leaders founder — Imran Khan, Arif Alvi and Qasim Suri — under Article 6 (high treason) for dissolving the National Assembly in April 2022.
Dar, while addressing a press conference in Lahore today, clarified that Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar had clearly announced a day ago that the government would deliberate on the ban on the PTI and make a decision after consulting its allies.
The ruling PML-N faced a backlash following the PTI ban announcement which was strongly opposed by its major ally in the coalition government, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and other opposition parties.
