ISLAMABAD: During a special cabinet meeting on May 25, key Pakistan government officials discussed whether to proceed with treason charges against PTI Chairman Imran Khan and the chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan over the PTI's May 25 'Azadi March,' the media report said.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah presided over the cabinet's special committee meeting, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior, as per reports. The interior minister, interior secretary, and Islamabad IG informed the attendees on the PTI's 'Azadi March,' which took place on May 25.
According to a statement, the participants discussed initiating a lawsuit against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan, and Gilgit-Baltistan, Khalid Khursheed, on accusations of sedition. "However, the committee postponed the meeting to further discuss the topic until June 6 to give its final recommendations to the federal cabinet," as per media reports.
Sanaullah requested the committee to suggest that the federal government file a treason prosecution against Imran Khan at the hearing. The interior minister told the committee that on May 25, a plan was developed to siege and assault the city with an armed force.
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