PESHAWAR – Weeks after the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s chief ofstaff Shahbaz Gill, the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hasdecided to file sedition cases against the PDM leader.
Special aide to the KP Chief Minister Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif confirmedthe development, saying the provincial government in the northwesternregion has decided to book Pakistan Democratic Movement leaders for their‘hateful statements’.
He said the cases are being registered over provocative statements madeagainst the Army, judiciary, and other state institutions in the past.
Reports in local media further suggest that the provincial cabinet gave nodto file sedition cases under Section 196 of the Code of Criminal Procedure(Act V of 1898).
The cases will be filed against former PM Nawaz Sharif, PPP leader Asif AliZardari, JUI’s Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah,Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Capt (r) Safdar.
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The move comes as Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was bookedunder the antiterrorism act on Sunday.
The defiant politician gave an impassioned speech while condemning therecent arrest of his former chief of staff Shahbaz Gill and threatening thejudge and cops involved in the case.
PTI chief has not yet been arrested however the interior minister RanaSanaullah said that Mr Khan will be arrested on the day his bail expires.
