ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday rejected theapology submitted by the Imran Khan lawyer Babar Awan.
ECP had demanded a written apology from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)chairman Imran Khan for violating the electoral code of conduct whilecasting his vote during the general election 2018.
A four-member bench headed by the chief election commissioner heard the suomotu case against the PTI chief today, after the ECP took notice of Imranpublicly stamping the ballot paper in NA-53 Islamabad constituency, insteadof going behind the voting screen to cast his vote in secrecy.
Imran’s counsel Babar Awan, who appeared before the ECP today, submitted awritten reply stating that his client did not intentionally stamp hisballot publicly.
According to the reply, photos of Imran’s ballot were taken without hispermission. The curtain, used around the ballot for secrecy, had fallen dueto the crowd inside the polling booth.
The reply further sought an end to the case and requested the ECP to issuenotification for Imran’s victory from NA-53 Islamabad.
The ECP, however, dismissed the reply submitted by Awan and summoned anaffidavit from Imran apologising for the controversial vote castingcomplete with his signature.