ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notices to former Khyber PakhtunKhwa (KP) chief minister Pervez Khattak, former National Assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Fazul Rehman over their use of ‘abusive, insolent and derogatory language’ in public speeches.
The action was taken on the basis of media reports suggesting the use of indecent language by the mentioned politicians.
“This behavior certainly constitutes a violation of a code of conduct for the political parties and candidates notified by the ECP,” read the notice.
The ECP directed the politicians to appear before it, either in personal capacity or through their lawyers, on July 21 to explain their position.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan’s counsel Babar Awan appeared before the ECP to explain Khan’s position regarding the inappropriate language he used to address PML-N workers.
The PTI chief had said in a rally prior to the arrival of Nawaz and Maryam Sharif that whosoever will go to the airport to receive them is a “donkey”. After much controversy with regards to these comments, the ECP issued Khan a notice.
