It reported that the former minister was presented before the judicial magistrate where the judge reserved its verdict and sent Fawad on a one-day physical remand under anti-corruption authorities.
In his petition, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan stated that ECP did not have jurisdiction to start contempt proceedings. He called the secret trial in prison a violation of Article 4 of the Constitution.
Fawad, who is currently a member of the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party, was taken into custody after a police raid on his residence in Islamabad, police sources told Dawn.
In his speech, Nawaz had compared PML-N's female supporters to another party's, suggesting that his supporters were more "respectful." Politicians and journalists, including former PTI MNA Maleeka Bokhari, condemned his remarks.
While appearing before a four-member bench of the ECP, headed by Member Sindh Nisar Ahmad Durrani, on October 11, Advocate Shoaib Shaheen had said Imran Khan was in jail and it was not possible for him to attend the ECP cases unless a production order was issued, according to Dawn report.
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry, who mocked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) earlier after the failure of a previous mission, on Wednesday congratulated the ISRO's soft-landing on the lunar South Pole.
In August last year, the electoral watchdog issued notices to Fawad Chaudhry and others for allegedly using "intemperate" language against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja and the electoral body, ARY News reported.