Pakistan’s Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb informed on Friday that the government plans to set up a committee to consider whether a case of high treason can be initiated against former prime minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf party chief Imran Khan. should be done. He further said that the cabinet decided to constitute a committee to decide whether Khan was guilty of violating Article 6 of the Constitution.
According to Article 6, any person who by force or force or by any other unconstitutional means repeals or breaks or suspends or suspends the Constitution, or attempts to abrogate or conspire or suspends or suspends or suspends. shall be guilty of high treason”. The offense is punishable with death.
“Whether these Acts attract Article 6 (high treason) of the Constitution has also been left open to the MPs to determine whether they should leave the doors open for such unconstitutional acts or such acts in the future.” Take appropriate measures to prevent disturbances.” Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel said in an additional note to the judgment.
Earlier, the Supreme Court issued a detailed judgment explaining the reasons for overturning the controversial decision of former National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri on April 3 on a no-confidence motion against the then prime minister Khan.
Suri had ruled that the no-confidence motion was linked to a “foreign conspiracy” to topple the PTI government and was therefore not maintainable. A few minutes later, President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of the then Prime Minister Khan. Suri’s decision was later suspended by the top court, which ordered that the motion should be voted on, leaving Khan out.
Information Minister Aurangzeb said the committee would work under the leadership of Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar and would put forth its suggestions in the next cabinet meeting. “The Supreme Court judgment proved that the previous government had passed unconstitutional orders,” he said.
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