Pervaiz Elahi re-arrested on terror charges

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Pervaiz Elahi was re-arrested in a terrorism case shortly after the Lahore court discharged him in Master Plan case, ARY News reported on Sunday.

Elahi was presented before the duty judicial magistrate today a day after he was detained by the ACE.

Sources said that Elahi will be moved to Adiala jail from Lahore in the evening.

On Saturday, the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab took Pervaiz Elahi into custody a day after ATC had granted him bail in the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) attack case.

The former Punjab chief minister was re-arrested by ACE team soon after his release from Adiala jail.

Elahi was produced before the judicial complex for transitory remand. Duty Judge Shahrukh Arjumand heard the case and approved Elahi’s one-day transit remand.

Pervaiz Elahi will be taken to the ACE headquarters in Lahore by evening, according to officials.

On Friday, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) granted bail to former chief minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in a judicial complex attack case.

The PTI president was produced before ATC judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain’s court, where the ATC judge granted bail to the former CM Pervaiz Elahi against a surety bond of Rs 20,000.

The PTI leader was arrested hours after his release from NAB custody on September 1, after the LHC had restricted the authorities from arresting him earlier that same day.

It is pertinent to mention here that Elahi has been arrested and detained repeatedly since the May 9 riots.