Chairman of PTI
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of PTI (Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf) Imran Khan appeared in the Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday in the contempt case hearing.
When the PTI chairman appeared in the ECP, the bench suspended his arrest warrants. A four-member bench, headed by Nisar Durrani, heard the case on Monday.
A member of the election commission said that on August 2, the commission would frame the charge on the PTI chairman and directed him to appear in the next hearing in person.
A day earlier, the Commission had issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Imran Khan. The ECP also directed the Inspector General of Islamabad to arrest Imran Khan and present him in the ECP on Tuesday.
A file photo of the office of ECP in Islamabad. PTI chairman Imran Khan appeared in the ECP today in the contempt case.
Nonetheless, former prime minister himself appeared in the ECP along with his lawyer Shoaib Shaheen.
Khan’s lawyer sought time from the ECP for studying the case. Hence, the bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan adjourned the hearing of the case till August 2, 2023.
ECP issues non-bailable warrant for Imran Khan
Earlier, on Monday (July 24), the Election Commission of Pakistan issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Imran Khan, in a case related to contempt of the electoral body. The Commission ordered the Islamabad police chief to arrest and present him in court on Tuesday.
Interestingly, just hours before the arrest warrant was issued, Imran Khan received temporary relief from the Supreme Court on Monday. The apex court restrained the police from arresting Khan until August 9 in the murder of senior lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar in Quetta.
The ECP’s contempt case was registered against Imran Khan for his remarks at a rally in F9 Park.
In his remarks, Khan warned Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry and police high-ups of dire consequences for what he called their “biased” attitude towards his party.
Prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi argued that Imran should appear before the court for the next hearing.
