ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP)onThursday issued notices to chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman, former National Assembly speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Pervez Khattak for using indecent language during their election campaigns.

In its notices, the ECP deplored abusive, insolent and derogatory language used against other leaders that has been aired and published by the electronic and print media, besides doing the rounds on social media.

Pointing out that this was a clear violation of the code of conduct issued by it, the ECP asked the three politi-cal leaders to desist from the tendency and summoned them to appear before the commission on July 21 (Saturday).

Meanwhile, the ECP has issued directives to the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for timely issuance of computerised national identity cards (CNICs) to the applicants so that the turnout of voters could be maximised during the general elections scheduled for July 25.

Nadra has been told to issue duplicate CNICs to the applicants with missing cards. It has also been directed not to seize the CNICs of those who seek amendments to their cards, till the issuance of new cards to them. `Irrespective of the fact if the applicants have applied in ordinary or urgent category, they should be issued cards by July 24, the ECP said.

Production of original CNICisessentiallyrequired for a voter to be enabled to exercise his right to franchise.

The notices were issued to the three senior politicians the day Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was on notice to appear before the ECP for using foul language against political opponents. Mr Khan had termed those going to welcome deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on his arrival from London `donkeys`.

Imran Khan`s counsel Babar Awan appeared before a four-member ECP bench headed by Abdul Ghaffar Soomro and argued that donkey was a `common word that was used by teachers for their students`. The hearing was put off till Aug 9.

Addressing a public meeting in Narowal, Imran Khan had said that any PML-N worker with a clear conscience would not go to the airport to receive Nawaz Sharif. `And whoever will go to receive him will be a donkey (fool),` he added.