Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan expresses its anger over no response from Imran Khan in the contempt of commission case.

The Election Commission asked the lawyer of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s (PTI) to inform Imran Khan to withdraw his statement and tender his unconditional apology until 8th May to submit his response to the commission. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (r) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan along with other four members of the commission heard the case. During the proceeding, the commission sought written arguments from Akbar S Babar, who is a petitioner in the case.

The ECP five member bench once again sought reply from Imran Khan as well as detail of PTI’s bank accounts regarding the money transferred from abroad, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and United Arab Emirates since July 2010. During its previous hearing of the case, on 4th April, the ECP had stated that if Imran Khan’s response wasn’t submitted until the next hearing (today), then the commission would write that the PTI chief had nothing to say.

An expelled party leader, Akbar S. Babar, had filed the contempt of the ECP petition against the PTI chief, who had been former founding member of PTI but later differences between him and Imran Khan were developed over alleged internal corruption and violations of laws in maintaining party’s accounts.

The applicant’s lawyer had stated in his arguments that his client was expelled from the party in 2014. The lawyer had also mentioned the irregularities were found on a big scale in the PTI’s bank accounts found though forensic audit.