Pakistan Punjab Assembly Passes Resolution to Ban Imran Khan and PTI from Political Activities

Pakistan's Punjab Assembly recently approved a resolution calling for the prohibition of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party from political activities.

On Tuesday, the assembly passed the resolution, labeling Khan and his party as "a tool of the enemy state." The motion was introduced by Tahir Pervaiz, a lawmaker from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and was adopted while PTI members boycotted the session.

This legislative action follows recent statements by Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of the Pakistan Army's media division Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), who on December 5 criticized Khan for creating and disseminating anti-army sentiment.

The resolution emphasized the importance of institutions that protect Pakistan on all fronts and have "successfully countered an enemy five times larger, such as India," describing them as essential to the nation's integrity and stability.

"A ban should be imposed on the PTI and its founder leader, Imran Khan, for acting as a tool of the enemy state. Khan is making statements against Pakistan and spreading chaos and anarchy in the country," the resolution stated.

The document further recommended that action should be taken against any leader from political or non-political groups engaging in similar activities, calling for "exemplary punishment" in such cases.