No political party can form armed groups: Farrukh
Pakistan
Farrukh said no political party was allowed to impart "paramilitary" training to its workers.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Thursday said, no political party was allowed to form an armed group as per section 200 sub-clause 4 D and E of the Election Act 2017.
In a tweet, he said no political party was allowed to impart "military" and "paramilitary" training to its workers, but ironically the JUI-F had formed the armed groups.
— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) March 10, 2022
He asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to implement the Election Act and impose a ban on the parties involved in such activities.
