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LAHORE: The physical remand of former Punjab chief minister and PTI president Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has been extended in illegal appointment case for 14 days, ARY News reported.
Speaking to media outside the court, the PTI president claimed that International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU) representatives routinely visit Adiala Jail to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan.
However, the Punjab Prison Department spokesperson refuted news related to PTI chief’s meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU) officials in jail.
The spokesperson stated that PTI chairman Imran Khan only meets his family and lawyers in prison and a record of these meetings is also maintained, the prison spokesperson added.
Read more: Pervaiz Elahi’s physical remand rejected in illegal appointment case
Former chief minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi and PTI chairman Imran Khan have been kept separately with a distance of 500 meters between their barracks and more than 300 CCTV cameras monitor the security of the prison.
It is pertinent to mention here that a Lahore district and sessions court rejected the police request, seeking extension in physical remand of PTI President Pervaiz Elahi in a case pertaining to illegal appointments in the Punjab Assembly.
The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) had arrested Pervaiz Elahi on charges of appointing Muhammad Khan Bhatti as his principal secretary during his tenure as the chief minister.
The PTI President has been arrested several times in various cases after a crackdown was launched against the party in the aftermath of the May 9 violence.
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