Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Leader Pervez Khattak on Wednesday has tendered in an apology for his inappropriate comments during his speeches at the time of the party’s election campaign.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) heard the case against Pervez Khattak for using foul language in his speeches. The former KP CM apologized unconditionally in his written response to the ECP. Khattak wrote that the remarks were unintentional and he was ashamed of them.
“The PTI leader had used certain objectionable statements in his speeches including derogatory remarks for women,” the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan observed.
The PTI leader’s legal counsel Sikandar Bashir appraised the court that Khattak had already apologised for his statements. “Khattak appeared on a programme where he explained his statements and issued an apology,” the lawyer said.
The election commission then ordered Khattak's lawyer to submit the details regarding his client's media apology. The hearing was then adjourned till August 9, when ECP will announce its verdict on the case.
