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GOVT NEVER TO ALLOW PTM ESTABLISH PARALLEL COURT UNDER GUISE OF JIRGA: NAQVI
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NTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday categorically stated the government will never allow the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) to establish a parallel court under the guise of a jirga (tribal council), declaring it is the government’s
decision not to permit any parallel court “under any circumstances.” “A jirga involves the tribal elders, while on the contrary, bringing in thousands of people does not constitute a Jirga as it’s something else entirely,” Interior Minister Naqvi declared while addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Wednesday. Naqvi explained that the government does not object to the holding of jirgas,
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which have historical precedents and traditions, but the format being proposed by the PTM is inappropriate. He emphasised that it is unacceptable for the PTM to refer to their gatherings as both a jirga and a court, asserting, “This is the decision of our government: we will not permit any parallel court under any circumstances.” The ban on the PTM was enacted due to their alleged actions of verbally as-
saulting the state and police while promoting ethnic discrimination, which, according to Naqvi, is divisive for the nation. The minister urged the PTM to advocate for their community’s rights but condemned the use of derogatory language, stating, “It is not acceptable to incite the public against the government.”
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