Awaam Pakistan (AP) convener Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Tuesday that the attempts to ban political parties have always failed.
Expressing his thoughts on Samaa TV, Abbasi said: "Whenever any step is taken, questions raise on the country's premier. How will one [government] enforce Article 6 on others whose jurisdiction is questionable?"
Abbasi said, "None of the political parties cannot be banned. The government's reputation will be damaged further if they take the decision to ban the PTI.".
Meanwhile, expressing his thoughts, former finance minister Miftah Ismail asserted: "Shehbaz Sharif has taken the government by force and is implementing restrictions."
"It would have been better for Shehbaz Sharif to admit defeat in the general elections," he added.
Criticising the government's hasty decision to ban the PTI, Ismail said: "The government will retract its decision to ban the PTI."
Ismail asserted: "The government came to power with a suspected mandate, is in a state of panic.".
– Miftah urges govt to slash expenses –
Few days back, Awam Pakistan (AP) Secretary General Miftah Ismail urged to slash its expenses.
The former finance minister expressed his thoughts, asking the government to provide relief in the power bills. "It is not necessary to increase the expenses by Rs1400 billion from Rs700 billion for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)," he added.
Ismail maintained: "The salaried and middle-class segments of society have nothing to do with the inflated power bills. Why do they [people] have to bear the brunt of the subsidy of other individuals?"
