The Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday indicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and former info minister Fawad Chaudhry in a case of contempt towards the electoral physique and the chief election commissioner.
A four-member bench of the electoral physique, headed by Sindh Member Nisar Ahmad Durrani, performed the listening to of the case in Adiala jail, the place each the leaders are incarcerated.
The previous prime minister and ex-minister had been current within the courtroom in the course of the listening to and denied the allegations talked about within the cost sheet.
The ECP then adjourned the listening to on the contempt case until January 16.
The electoral physique had initiated contempt proceedings towards the previous PTI chairman, former get together chief Asad Umar and Fawad for insulting the fee and its chief throughout varied public conferences, press conferences and several other interviews.
Based on the discover, politicos face the fees of passing unparliamentary, intemperate, and contemptuous remarks towards the ECP on varied events.
The political leaders had been requested to both personally seem earlier than the fee bench to clear their place or by way of their counsel.
As a substitute of showing earlier than the bench, they challenged the fee’s jurisdiction in a number of excessive courts. Nonetheless, the Supreme Courtroom in January 2023 allowed the fee to provoke proceedings towards them and on June 21, the ECP determined to border costs towards them which was but to be accomplished.
Through the earlier listening to on December 27, the electoral watchdog couldn’t cost the PTI founder and ex-information minister.
The listening to and the cost sheeting of the 2 had been adjourned till January 3 (at this time).
PTI chief Asghar Chaudhry, whereas chatting with media individuals exterior Adiala jail, stated such an Election Fee was by no means seen even in the course of the martial legislation period.
“You rejected the nomination papers of the candidates and took away the papers from them. Even cruelty has an finish,” he lamented.