Fawad Chaudry apologises to ECP for remarks against electoral body, CEC

Fawad Chaudry apologises to ECP for remarks against electoral body, CEC

Fawad Chaudry apologises to ECP for remarks against electoral body, CEC

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain. Image: File

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Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday apologized to the Election Commission of Pakistan for his remarks against the electoral body and the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.

The electoral watchdog had issued a show-cause notice to Fawad and Railway Minister Azam Swati in September for their remarks alleging the ECP’s bias towards the opposition.

Azam Swati and his counsel were not present during the hearing. The ECP has cautioned the railway minister against indictment if he fails to submit his reply by the next hearing.

Fawad, during the hearing, asked the electoral body to accept his apology and requested ECP to withdraw its notice.

ECP asked Fawad to submit a written apology to the electoral body.

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The hearing was adjourned till December 3.

Speaking to the media outside ECP, Fawad reiterated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf respected all government institutions.

Referring to the ongoing issue involving former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar, the information minister said that the opposition was hurling accusations against the judiciary and maligning the institution.

Fawad stressed that the electronic voting machines was not PTI’s personal agenda but a national issue and asked the opposition to approach the matter with an open mind.

He said the allies of PTI have assured their support and expressed their confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Fawad said it was appropriate that Islamabad High Court took a notice of the former chief justice Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim’s affidavit about ex-top judge Saqib Nisar.

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