KARACHI: The former federal minister and PTI Secretary General Asad Umar on Saturday challenged ECP’s contempt notice in the Sindh High Court (SHC).
On August 19, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a contempt notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Asad Umar, and Fawad Chaudhry, and ordered them to report in person or submit their replies via an attorney before August 30.
PTI general secretary said in his plea before the high court that the contempt notice served to him on August 19 was against the Constitution and the ECP should be stopped from taking action until the high court decides on the matter.
“The notice served from the Election Commission is against the basic right of freedom of speech guaranteed under the Constitution,” Asad Umar said.
Asad Umar made federal law ministry and chief election commissioner as respondents in the case and argued that as per the Constitution, the ECP reserves no right to exercise powers of a court and even the institution is not mention in Article 204 of the Constitution.
