Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi arrested
Pervez Elahi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said on Thursday that party President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, who is a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested outside his residence.
A report by DAWN quoted Elahi's spokesperson Iqbal Chaudhry as saying that the former Punjab chief minister was arrested as he was leaving his house. The report also mentioned that according to the spokesperson, authorities "misbehaved" with women accompanying Elahi.
A district court in Lahore issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Elahi on May 26. Thepolitician had been evading arrest since May 9.
In a tweet, the party said, "Shameful how the regime doesn't stop their fascism. The inflation has skyrocketed to 38%, and their response is arresting former CM Punjab Parvez Elahi. Absolutely ridiculous!" It also shared a video in which the 77-year-old leader was seen being dragged by security personnel from his residence.
PTI leader Moonis Elahi, who is the son of Pervez Elahi, said that he will stay with the party. He tweeted, "A series of crackdowns began in January and at that time, my father told me that even if he is arrested, we must stand with Imran Khan. Three days ago, my parents reiterated the same thing. Now it is being said that my father has been arrested in false cases," he said, further adding that "we are with PTI and will remain with the party".
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Pervez Elahi was a close aide to military dictator General Pervez Musharraf. He was appointed as the president of the PTI party in March this year after he quit his former party — the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).
The court order noted, "The pre-arrest bail of the accused was dismissed due to non-prosecution vide order dated May 25 and he is not appearing before the court and also not joining the investigation."
"In view of the request of the IO, let non-bailable arrest warrants of accused Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi be issued for June 2, 2023," it added.
(With inputs from agencies)
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