Pakistan’s Election Commission points bailable arrest warrants towards Imran Khan, 2 others

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Imran Khan, Asad Umar, and Fawad Chaudhry.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 10, 2023 12:20 IST

File picture of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan

By India Today Web Desk: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Imran Khan, Asad Umar, and Fawad Chaudhry in contempt of courtroom case.

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan made controversial remarks towards a feminine choose throughout a rally in Islamabad in August 2022.

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During a rally in Islamabad on August 20, 2022, 69-year-old Khan had threatened to file circumstances towards prime police officers, the election fee and political opponents over the therapy meted out to his aide Shahbaz Gill, who was arrested on costs of sedition.

He had additionally taken exception to Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry, who had permitted Gill’s two-day bodily remand on the request of the police, and stated she ought to “prepare herself as action would be taken against her.”

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Hours after the speech, Khan was booked below the Anti-Terrorism Act for threatening police, judiciary and different state establishments at his rally.

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Manisha Pandey

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Jan 10, 2023