Pakistan's election commission issues warrant against Imran Khan

Islamabad, Sep 14 Pakistan's election commission has issued a bailable capture warrant against cricketer-turned-legislator Imran Khan for more than once neglecting to show up before it in a contempt case.

The Election Commission of Pakistan was hearing a case against 64-year-old Khan filedby a dissenter from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and one of the founding members Akbar S Babar.

The ECP requested the party chief to show up under the watchful eye of the court on September 25.

The insight for Khan, Babar Awan, contended that the party chief was abroad and had come back to the nation only a hour prior.

On this, the direction for the candidate contended that the ECP's requests have been disregarded.

"Had he (Imran Khan) regarded the establishments, he would have been available here," said the advice, requesting that the commission proceed with the general continuing.

Following this, the ECP held its judgment in the hatred case and issued bailable capture warrants against Khan, and requested him to show up under the watchful eye of the court on September 25.

The ECP in its request said that Khan ought to submit surety obligation of Rs 100,000 until the point that September 25 to maintain a strategic distance from capture and furthermore show up on September 25 for hearing face to face.

A month ago, the ECP had issued a moment demonstrate make see Khan after he neglected to answer to the prior notice with respect to the scorn of court procedures against him.

Khan had at first tested viability of the disdain request of and raised protests over ECP's purview to start hatred procedures against him; the commission, be that as it may, pronounced on August 10 that it had the legitimate ideal to hear the scorn case.

It had then issued a formal show-make see him, requesting that he present an answer by August 23.

Khan had blamed the ECP for being one-sided in the outside subsidizing case following which his insight had offered a statement of regret with the commission.