According to reports cited by the media on Friday, Pakistan’s federal cabinet has been considering declaring a state of emergency after the political upheaval following the detention of former Pakistani premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan.
Members of the cabinet debated declaring an emergency.
The coalition parties proposed declaring an emergency at a meeting of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). According to ARY News, the cabinet ministers also discussed the required actions to take in order to address the political and economic difficulties.
According to the sources, the federal cabinet also discussed the judgments and looked over the suggestions for extending the terms of the assemblies.
It was previously reported that the Pakistani federal cabinet has reconsidered the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the detention of the PTI leader.
The federal cabinet is gathering to address the aftermath of Imran Khan’s detention and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) decision to arrest him in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Defense Minister Khwaja Asif said on Thursday that declaring an emergency is constitutionally permissible but that martial rule cannot be implemented.
Asif, who was reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision to order Khan’s release, stated that there are significant variations between Khan’s private and public medical reports as he walked through the hallway of the Supreme Court without a wheelchair.
According to ARY News on Friday, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) have rejected the idea to outlaw the PTI.
Recently, sources have disclosed that the federal cabinet was unable to come to a decision because some federal ministers had suggested placing restrictions on the PTI, including measures like a ban on public rallies and a freeze on party operations.
The suggestions were made in response to mounting worries over the party’s apparent participation in violent and harassing acts.
However, the PPP and the MQM-P are said to have protested the PTI limitations, citing worries about freedom of speech and the right to demonstrate, according to ARY News.
