Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Fawad Chaudhry in the contempt of court case.
A five-member bench of the Election Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja on January 24 held the former federal information minister in contempt of court for using unethical, unparliamentary language and making insulting remarks against the Election Commission during a media talk. Action taken.
Fawad’s assistant counsel appeared before the bench and requested the Election Commission to adjourn the hearing of the case.
The lawyer said that the case is already under hearing in the Islamabad High Court, where the ECP’s lawyer was supposed to present his arguments today (Thursday) and the High Court will pronounce its verdict in a day or two.
During the hearing, an Islamabad police official told the bench that the policemen who went to execute the warrant at the house were told by Fawad’s brother Faisal Chaudhry that the former minister was not at home.
The bench asked the defendant’s lawyer whether Fawad will come to the Election Commission.
The bench noted that Fawad neither appeared in the ECP nor did he submit a plea for exemption from appearance before the bench.
The forum rejected the plea of the lawyer and issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Fawad Chaudhry. After which the commission adjourned the hearing of the case till July 20.
Apart from this, polling for the posts of Chairman and Vice Chairman of District Councils in Balochistan was conducted peacefully and this phase of elections was completed in a transparent manner.
