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Pakistan

PTI’s Parvez Elahi rearrested from Islamabad

  • He was released from Adyala Jail after the IHC suspended his detention under 3 MPO
Published September 5, 2023

Former chief minister Punjab and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was on Tuesday rearrested from the main gate of Police Lines Area, Islamabad, Aaj News reported.

Elahi was released earlier in the day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended his detention order under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).

As per reports, the former CM Punjab was released on the high court orders. He was on his way home in his lawyer Advocate Abdul Razzaq’s vehicle when the plane-clothed Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel intercepted them at the main gate of the Police Lines and took him into custody.

The Islamabad Police confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Parvez Elahi was arrested by Police Station CTD in Case No. 3/23.

On September 1, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president was rearrested the same day the Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to release the former chief minister of Punjab.

Justice Amjad Rafiq presided over the hearing of a corruption case moved against Elahi by the NAB and ordered his release, barring authorities from arresting the seasoned politician.

Later, on his way home, Elahi was arrested by Islamabad police from Canal Road in Lahore.

His son Moonis Elahi termed the arrest ‘abduction,’ saying it was against orders of the high court.

In June, the former Punjab CM was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) in Gujranwala on allegations of taking Rs 15 million as bribes as the speaker of provincial assembly for making out-of-merit appointments on grade-17 posts in the provincial assembly.

However, he was discharged the very next day, only to be arrested by ACE in a similar case registered in its Gujran­wala region.

Then, on July 17, Elahi was detained under the MPO for 30 days.

He was detained after the Lahore deputy commissioner issued a 30-day detention following Lahore police’s written request.

The police said Elahi had the “potential to disrupt the public peace and tranquility and to provoke people illegally for taking the law into their hands.”

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Johnny Walker Sep 05, 2023 07:25pm
Ha ha ha. The tamasha continues in brazen disregard of the courts. Law is finished.
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Shahid Khan Sep 05, 2023 10:32pm
It is giving an impression to the outside world that Pakistan is lawless. We expect investment with this kind of useless judiciary??
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TidBit Sep 06, 2023 01:05am
@Shahid Khan, Correction. There is NO "impression to the outside world that Pakistan is lawless." Pakistan IS lawless. The army has taken full control over politics, judiciary, and now the economy. It is like 1971 again but within Pakistan. If the establishment let the legitimate democratic leader IK win the election, he will finish the establishment. If the establishment does not let IK win the election, then the contract between the nation and its people will be lost for another 20 to 30 years. The happenings of today are going to very long term impacts on Pakistan.
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Alpha 2 Sep 06, 2023 01:31am
Army Generals blatantly voilating all laws and distroyed the entire system and economy in the country. Country needs a full crash to distroy it's hijackers atleast.
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Love Your Country Sep 06, 2023 02:12am
The care taker govt is not in control of the situation and nor is the judiciary. Looks like someone wants the situation to get worst before it gets better.
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TidBit Sep 06, 2023 03:21am
This is nothing but anarchy and harassment. It is just martial law with a democratic facade. If they would not even let Elahi out, how would they ever leave IK out? And if they don't leave IK out, what will happen to Pakistan? What happened to Khadijah Shah, Shahryar Afridi, and other PTI people? Rotting in jail, and its PDM govt is happy about this? PDM just bartered Pakistan's democracy to the military to save their own rear end.
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