SC serves notice to Imran, Asad, Fawad in ECP contempt case.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday issued notices to Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Secretary General Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry in Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) petitions for consolidation and transfer of cases to one high court. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial, and comprising Justice Ayesha Malik and Justice Athar Minallah conducted hearing of the ECP petitions, requesting the apex court to order consolidation of all six petitions before one high court. The ECP had issued contempt notices to the PTI leaders. However, instead of defending, they challenged...