ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for PTI chief Imran Khan and ex-information minister Fawad Chaudhry for contempt of the ECP and its chief.
The order was passed by a four-member ECP bench headed by member Nisar Durrani.
Last year, the ECP had initiated contempt proceedings against the PTI chief, Asad Umar and Fawad for allegedly using “intemperate” language against the CEC and the electoral watchdog.
It had also asked them to appear in person or through their counsels before the commission to explain their position.
However, instead of appearing before the ECP, the PTI leaders had challenged the ECP notices and contempt proceedings in various high court on the grounds that Section 10 of the Elections Act 2017, which is the statutory provision regarding the commission’s power to punish for contempt, was against the Constitution.
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