Observer Report Islamabad
Federal Railways Minister Azam Swati appeared before the Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday over the allegations levelled against the electoral body.
An ECP panel comprising election commission members Nisar Durrani and Shah Muhammad Jatoi heard the case.
The election commission had served a notice to Swati to appear in person before the ECP in a contempt hearing.
Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Ijaz Chaudhry, Waseem Shehzad, Farrukh Habib, Senator Saifullah Niazi and Shehbaz Gill also accompanied with Azam Swati to express their solidarity with him.
A large number of the PTI members reached to the rostrum during the election commission hearing. The commission panel directed the party workers to stay away from the rostrum.
During the hearing of the case, Azam Swati’s counsel told the commission that they did not receive second notice and asked the ECP to give them notice again so they can respond to it.
Azam Swati’s counsel also urged the commission to not indict him and let him submit reply to the show cause notice at the next hearing. The panel adjourned further hearing of the case until Nov 16.
