Pakistan Democratic Movement decides to move SC to disqualify Imran Khan & ban PTI

ISLAMABAD, August 3 (SABAH): The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has decided to move the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) for disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan and ban his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

A meeting of the legal team was held here with Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in the chair on Wednesday, was briefed by Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Chaudhry Azam Nazir Tarar Advocate regarding the matter.

It was decided in the meeting that the apex court would be approached for disqualification of Imran Khan and ban on PTI.

PDM President Maulana Fazalur Rehman said that after decision of Foreign Funding Case by the ECP, the office-bearers of PTI must be arrested and their employees be investigated as soon as possible.

Since 2013, foreign funding of PTI needs to be investigated as Imran Khan is not only an accused but he is also a criminal for it has been proved, Fazalur Rehman said.

He said that Imran Khan is consistently lying before the youth as his narrative changes with every passing day, adding now his arrest will be made by following law and Constitution.

He said that Imran Khan submitted fake certificated which he termed as breach of Constitution, and continued that to collapse the building of State he took assistance from the external powers.

Every institution which is full of vigor of safeguarding the country should stand by the Stated, he said, adding it has been proved that he is a toy in the hands of foreign powers. The PDM president said that Imran Khan took assistance from 351 foreign companies and 34 foreign nationals which shows what was his agenda.

He said that Imran concealed 16 bank accounts which is a matter of serious concern, adding at first they appreciated the ruling of the ECP while afterwards they are making announcements of staging a demonstration in front of ECP.