Cabinet committee formed to deliberate treason reference against PTI leaders

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Info Marriyum Aurangzeb introduced on Friday that the federal cupboard has accepted forming a committee to mull whether or not the federal government ought to file a reference underneath Article 6 (excessive treason) towards PTI’s prime brass — together with former prime minister Imran Khan — in mild of the Supreme Courtroom’s latest verdict.

Speaking to journalists throughout a post-cabinet assembly press convention, the knowledge minister mentioned the cupboard accepted the formation of a committee underneath Minister for Regulation Azam Nazeer Tarar.

Aurangzeb mentioned the cupboard, which met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif within the chair, welcomed the Supreme Courtroom’s detailed judgment in a suo motu case associated to the ruling by former Nationwide Meeting deputy speaker Qasim Suri on the no-confidence movement towards then-PM Khan.

On April 3, earlier than voting might begin towards Khan, Suri dismissed the vote, describing it as “unconstitutional”, and backed by “overseas powers”.

The SC’s detailed judgment, nevertheless, rejected PTI’s overseas conspiracy claims and mentioned the courts give verdicts on proof not speculations.

The courtroom famous that no inquiry was ordered into the matter to establish the character or extent of involvement of any particular person in Pakistan to hunt or obtain the assist of a overseas state to maneuver the no-confidence movement.

Furthermore, in a further word, Justice Mazahar Alam Khan Miankhel noticed that President Arif Alvi, then PM Khan, then NA speaker Asad Qaiser, ex-deputy speaker Suri, and former legislation minister Fawad Chaudhry had violated their authority, and left it as much as the parliamentarians to resolve whether or not their acts could possibly be prosecuted underneath Article 6.

“A particular committee has been fashioned underneath the chairmanship of legislation minister Azam Nazeer Tarar […] which is able to current its strategies within the subsequent assembly of the federal cupboard,” mentioned Aurangzeb in her briefing at present.

The Tayyaba Gul case

Speaking about Tayyaba Gul, who has claimed that she was requested to remain on the Prime Minister’s Home for almost 20 days throughout Khan’s tenure, Aurangzeb mentioned a fee has been fashioned to probe the matter.

“The PM’s Workplace contacted Tayyaba Gul, and in line with her, she was kidnapped and held captive on the PM’s Home for 18 days,” the knowledge minister mentioned.

Aurangzeb mentioned Gul had launched a criticism on the PM’s Portal, however as an alternative of listening to her complaints associated to sexual harassment and sexual abuse, the lady was known as to the PM’s Home and “held captive”.

Gul, who has accused former NAB chief Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal of sexual harassment, has alleged that former premier Khan used her movies to have his Nationwide Accountability Bureau circumstances closed and blackmailed the then-opposition.

She has claimed that NAB turned towards her when she refused to affix Iqbal in a flat.

Gul alleges when she lodged a criticism on the prime minister’s portal, she was known as by then principal secretary Azam Khan to the PM’s Home.