ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday once again demanded a response from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, in relation to the chairman's accusations of the commission being politically biased.
The ECP today resumed the hearing of the PTI funding case, under Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza Ali Khan.
During the hearing, the ECP chief stated that if the response isn’t submitted until the next hearing on April 24, then the commission will write that the PTI Chief has nothing to say.
The commission also inquired about the details of the expelled party leader, Akbar S. Babar, who had filed the contempt of the ECP petition against the PTI chief.
The applicant’s lawyer has stated in his arguments that his client was expelled from the party in 2014. The lawyer also mentioned the irregularities on a big scale in the PTI’s bank accounts found though forensic audit.
The commission adjourned the hearing until April 24, demanding that the PTI chief should submit his response upon the next hearing.