Arrest Imran Khan, Pakistan Poll Panel Directs Islamabad Police

A non-bailable warrant was issued in a contempt case by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday against former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan.

The election commission ordered the Islamabad Police to arrest and present Imran Khan before it on Tuesday, reported Dawn.

Imran Khan, along with former information minister Fawad Chaudhry and others, was booked in 2022 for allegedly using ‘intemperate’ language against the chief election commissioner of Pakistan.

The ECP was irked by Khan’s persistent absence from the hearings of the contempt case.

A four-member EC Bench issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Khan and Chaudhry in the last hearing on July 11. It rescheduled the hearing for July 25 with orders for all to appear.