SLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) challenged on Tuesday the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to hear a contempt case against PTI chief Imran Khan.

The PTI petitioned the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking an end to the contempt of court hearing against Imran by the ECP with regards to the ‘foreign funding’ case under way against PTI in the ECP.

PTI counsel Anwar Mansoor informed the IHC bench headed by Justice Aamer Farooq that the foreign funding case is already being heard in the Supreme Court; thus the ECP should cease proceedings in the case till the apex court decides on the matter.

Justice Farooq observed how the IHC can interfere in a case under way in the apex court.