Could Imran Khan's PTI, one of Pakistan's main political parties, be banned? | DW News

Pakistan is planning to ban the political party of the former prime minister Imran Khan. The government claims Khan's PTI party received illegal foreign funding. It also accuses him of inciting rioting. Khan has been in jail for nearly a year and is barred from standing in elections.

00:00 Why Pakistan is seeking to ban PTI
02:42 DW's Beenish Javed tells us if this ban could go through
06:00 Interview with Zulfiqar Bukhari, a spokesperson for Khan's PTI party. We apologise for the technical difficulties with the connection during this interview.

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[sarmadnawaz]

Being Pakistani I am thankful to DW for covering this issue we are under miserable circumstances 😊❤🎉

[democrazy]

You only lose, when you accept defeat. That's KHAN for you. He is in jail, his party members are in jail, his wife is in jail, his mandate was stolen and they form an illegitimate government. They still can't challenge him with the alliance of 12+ parties and also the backing of the army.

[Yasinarbi]

more than 90% Pakistanis support Imran Khan. We are being misrepresented by the corrupts. We want the facist corrupts to release of Imran Khan and allow people to live in pure democracy in Pakistan

[erturulghazi]

Yes, imran Khan is correct to say that the country is under undeclared martial law

[shahzadqureshi]

Pakistani generals are playing with country from 1947 they are mostly involved in politics and less involve in security...

[freesoul]

Democracy in Pakistan is under serious threat.

Imran Khan is an honest politician 🇵🇰

[Desi--Log]

There are only 2 parties in Pakistan. PTI and army party,
PTI has public support and army has guns support.
Rest is lies.

[salikhumayun]

Pakistan is definitely under martial law. It's army vs people of Pakistan

[SohaibkhanSohaibkhan-tk]

PTI is the most popular party in the country

[sarmadnawaz]

We are under undeclared martial law, we are looking towards international community for help😔

[atifmalik]

No one can ban PTI. PTI is the only party that has support of 80% population. Voters under age 40 are on Imran Khan's side. Also, those who are going to be voters in the near future are on his side. PTI amd Imran khan are not Party and leader. These two are Ideology. Banning an Ideology is Impossible.

[ZubairAli-bmjc]

The Pakistani establishment is always trying to gain power in each government, which is why Pakistan is not growing financially. The establishment hijacks all of Pakistan's resources and receives more than 60% of the budget directly, with some portions hidden in the media. Imran Khan is the only person in Pakistan whom both local and overseas Pakistanis trust. If Imran Khan does not return to power, it will be difficult for Pakistani people to survive. The army has all the power and has imposed an uncalled-for martial law on the people. The Pakistani army remains in power regardless of the government in office, which is the main reason why they don't want or allow any party to work for the poor people of Pakistan. Now every Pakistani Clearly and loudly Speech against establishment.

[miankg]

every Pakistani with in and abroad know the difference between democracy and dictatorship in this day and age the old tactics don't work anymore

[noxiousred]

Thank you DW for covering this significant developments from Pakistan.

[IloveJinnah]

There has never been any democracy. Pak is a nation which has always been directly or indirectly under martial law. Truly sad 😢

[muzamilhassan]

Despite being in jail and barred from elections, Imran Khan remains a popular figure in Pakistan. His supporters might view the ban as politically motivated and unfair, potentially leading to increased political unrest

[shseoww]

Thank you for covering issues which our own media is silenced on.

[Vibes_]

That’s political victimization and worse level human rights violations in Pakistan

[sohailbhatti]

We need Re-election.... 2024 election system was totally against PTI, still PTI won more seats than 11 parties..

[zzawan]

Also sensor the name of most popular leader Imran Khan in Pak media