ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued another show cause notice to Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry and Railways Minister Azam Swati over allegations levelled by them on the commission.
According to details, the commission had summoned Fawad Chaudhry today but no lawyer from his side appeared before the commission.
ECP, while issuing the notices, adjourned the hearing till November 16.
Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had rejected the allegations levelled against it by government ministers, while announcing to issue notices to Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Railways Minister Azam Swati.
According to a press release issued after a meeting presided over by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja and attended by senior ECP officials, the electoral body demanded the ministers to produce evidence to back their claims.
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The election commission had said it “objected to and rejected” the accusations against itself and the CEC. The press release said evidence would be demanded from Azam Swati for the comments he made about the ECP in the standing committee meeting.
“The election commission has decided to issue notices to both ministers so further proceedings can be brought into effect regarding this matter,” the statement added.
