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The Pakistan government is contemplating to initiate a sedition case against former prime minister Imran Khan and the chief ministers of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan (Imran KhanAfter the loss of power, their trouble is not taking the name of lessening. Imran, who is trying to surround the government and reach power again, is creating trouble for himself. Actually, this is being said because a case of sedition can be registered against Imran. In fact, the Government of Pakistan is contemplating to start a case of sedition against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Chief Ministers of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. If this happens, then Imran’s troubles will increase a lot.
In fact, the government is considering a sedition case against Imran for plotting to attack the federation during a protest in Islamabad last month. The issue of sedition charges against Imran and others after their ‘Azadi March’ was discussed on Thursday at a meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee chaired by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan. After his ‘Azadi March’, there was violence and vandalism at many places in the capital Islamabad. This march was taken out on 25 March with the aim of putting pressure on the government for early elections.
Government properties were damaged during March
However, the march taken out by Imran did not succeed in its objective. But during this there were clashes between the protesters and the police at many places. The government is considering options for appropriate action against Imran and others for causing damage to government properties. According to a report in the government-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), the committee was briefed about the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) march and the plot to attack the federation.
“The cabinet committee considered registering a case of sedition against (PTI President Imran Khan Niazi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Ministers Mahmood Khan and Khalid Khurshid) under Section 124A of the Code of Criminal Procedure,” the report said. Later, the meeting was adjourned till Monday (June 6) for further consultations to make final recommendations to the cabinet.The interior minister urged the committee to recommend registration of sedition case against Imran in view of the evidence. He said that a conspiracy was hatched to take the capital hostage and Imran had instigated his workers through his hate speeches against the government.
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