Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry apologised for his statements against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday. The information minister's apology came during a hearing regarding the issue of allegations levelled by him and railways minister Azam Khan Swati against the CEC and the ECP. During the hearing, Fawad stated that he was a lawyer himself and had a lot of respect for the chief election commissioner. The ECP directed the information minister to submit his apology in writing, to which he agreed. ‘PTI respects ECP’Speaking to media after the hearing, Fawad said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf respected the Election Commission.

Source: The Express Tribune November 16, 2021 20:17 UTC