Pakistan govt to ban Imran's party for anti-state activities

The government has also decided to lodge cases against Imran Khan and former Pakistan president Arif Alvi for treason under Article 6

In a controversial move, the Pakistan government on Monday announced that it will ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party for its alleged involvement in anti-state activities and slap cases against him and two of his senior party colleagues for treason.

"In view of the foreign funding case, May 9 riots, and the cipher episode as well as the resolution passed in the US, we believe that there is very credible evidence present to have Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf (PTI) banned," Information Minister Attaullah Tarar made the surprising announcement at a press conference here.