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Army Spokesman Calls Imran Khan a Security Threat as Courts Press PTI Cases and Government Tightens Controls

The flurry of decisions suggests a coordinated institutional push to harden security posture alongside administrative reform.

Overview

  • DG ISPR Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Choudhary labeled the PTI founder a "mental patient" and said his narrative now poses a national security threat, urging politicians to keep the military out of partisan battles.
  • An Islamabad District and Sessions Court declared PTI figure Shehzad Akbar a proclaimed offender and issued arrest warrants, while an Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore extended interim bail for multiple PTI leaders to January 16 in May 9 cases.
  • Interior and Overseas Pakistanis ministers ordered a crackdown on fake visas and undocumented travel, with an AI-based immigration screening pilot set to launch in Islamabad in January and steps to block repeat visas for deportees.
  • The Senate passed the National Agri Trade and Food Safety Authority Bill 2025, and Punjab converted the Suthra Punjab program into a statutory authority, appointing Baber Sahib Din as director general.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sent recommendations to drop 57 additional May 9 cases to its cabinet for approval, and a separatist leader in Sui, Noor Ali Chakrani, surrendered with more than 100 followers to join the mainstream.