Court raises objection on Rana Sanaullah's plea against arrest warrant

RAWALPINDI: The court of senior civil judge Rawalpindi on Tuesday returned Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah’s plea against the release of his arrest warrant with an objection, ARY News reported.

On October 8, a special judicial magistrate in Rawalpindi had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Interior Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah in a corruption.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) legal team moved the court against the issuance of an arrest warrant for Rana Sanaullah, but the court raised an objection to it.

The court directed the legal team to submit the power of attorney with Rana Sanaullah’s signature on it.

Earlier, a team of the Punjab Anti-corruption Establishment (ACE) tasked with the arrest of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah returned empty-handed due to the ‘non-cooperation’ from Islamabad.

Following the court orders, the anti-corruption team reached the Secretariat police station and met the SHO and sought compliance with the arrest orders of Rana Sanaullah. The court order and arrest warrant were also handed over to the station head officer

However, due to non-compliance with the arrest warrant, the anti-corruption team returned empty-handed. The arrival of the anti-corruption team was also not mentioned in the register.

The anti-corruption team said that they reached the Secretariat police station for compliance with the court orders, but they failed in doing so. On the other hand, the SHO said that the warrant has been received and updates will be shared in this regard, later.