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.
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.
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry challenged the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against him by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) at the Islamabad High Court (IHC)
The case was heard by a five-member commission presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner and the action was prompted by Fawad's absence from the hearing related to the ECP contempt case.
The district and sessions court in Islamabad announced on Saturday that former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry will be charged with making threatening comments to members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) next week, Geo News reported.
Chaudhry while addressing a joint press conference alongside Imran Ismail and Mahmood Moulvi, who also parted ways with PTI recently, said that "all of us have condemned the events of May 9" and the responsible should be punished as per law.
Earlier today, the former information minister shortly after being released on bail rushed back to the court to evade the possible arrest as the police made a move to detain Fawad as he was leaving the IHC, reported Geo News.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry stated the operation was part of the plan put forth by PML-N main organiser Maryam Nawaz Sharif and was intended to arrest Khan while speaking at a press conference at the party's office.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry in a tweet said that Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar was giving statements every day to sit together and solve issues and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had also asked for talks.
Pakistan's former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the list of Toshakhana gifts had revealed how the "Sharif and Zardari families looted the Toshakhana."