Pakistan seeks to ban former PM Khan’s party

Islamabad — The government of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif plans to seek a formal ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan. “We feel we have very credible evidence that Tehreek-e-Insaf should be banned,” Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said at a press briefing in Islamabad on Monday. Alleging the party had received foreign funds and organized anti-state rioting, Tarar said the government would approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan to seek a ban.