Police raid PTI President Parvez Elahi’s residence in Lahore; ex-CM not yet arrested

The Punjab police Friday performed a raid on the residence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi to arrest him. The PTI has strongly criticised the police’s actions, voicing considerations relating to arrests of its employees and leaders.

Accompanied by the anti-corruption officers, a heavy contingent of police raided the residence of former chief minister in Lahore. The police cordoned off the Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi Street outdoors the residence through the in a single day operation.

An armoured personnel provider (APC) of police broke the principle gate of the residence. Seven people, reportedly all servants working within the family of former Punjab Chief Minister, have been arrested by the police from his residence.

SP Ammara Shirazi, accompanied by a staff of feminine cops, entered Elahi’s home. Shirazi and her staff will search the premises.

In accordance with Elahi’s lawyer, the police officers meant to arrest his shopper, regardless of his having been granted bail within the case. Officers from the anti-corruption division demanded to see the courtroom’s bail order through the raid.

Talking to the media, Elahi’s lawyer, Amir Saeed, acknowledged that Justice Tariq Saleem Shaikh had granted his shopper pre-arrest bail till Could 6. Saeed added that the order of the excessive courtroom is at all times acquired on the following day. “We now have made them speak to the courtroom’s official over the difficulty,” he stated.

Earlier than the raid, stones had been reportedly thrown at cops from inside Elahi’s home, and water was additionally poured on them.

No rule of legislation: Moonis Elahi

Moonis Elahi, son of former Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, additionally slammed the police motion, saying that the Punjab police have arrived at their residence to arrest his father, regardless of him being granted bail within the case earlier right this moment.

Elahi’s bail listening to had been extensively coated by the media, he stated in a tweet right this moment.

Moonis has additionally cited the previous Prime Minister Imran Khan’s current assertion relating to the rule of legislation in Pakistan, agreeing with him that it has certainly come to an finish within the nation.

Raid on Elahi’s home unlawful: Imran Khan

PTI chief Imran Khan has strongly condemned the police motion towards Parvez Elahi, saying that it was an unlawful raid on his residence, with no regard for the presence of girls and relations.

Taking to Twitter, Khan expressed his concern relating to the dismantling of democracy in Pakistan, asserting that the Structure, Supreme Courtroom’s verdicts, and elementary rights of the individuals are being disrespected, and the legislation of the jungle is being imposed.

Imran Khan alleged that the London Plan was getting used to crush his get together’s morale. He stated that his personal residence was attacked and now the identical is being carried out to Pervez Elahi by a bunch of corrupt people and their handlers.

Expressing his outrage, Khan remarked that he had by no means witnessed such barbarism, not even throughout Musharraf’s martial legislation. He questioned whether or not the state would dare raid the properties of the looters and cash launderers such because the Sharif and Zardari households in the identical method.

Declaring that sufficient is sufficient, Khan introduced that he would current a roadmap to the nation on how to withstand the destruction of Pakistan’s structure and democracy.

Fawad condemns raid

Fawad Chaudhry, the Senior Vice-President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has criticised the late-night raid on the residence of the get together’s president.

Chaudhry, taking to Twitter, stated that the police motion function proof that authorities ministers — Ishaq Dar, Saad Rafique, and Azam Nazeer Tarar — don’t have any credibility of their authorities.

Chaudhry condemned the raid on behalf of the PTI, expressing the get together’s robust disapproval of the incident.

Ali Zaidi phrases police raid as state terrorism

PTI Sindh President Ali Zaidi has condemned the police motion at Elahi’s residence, labelling it as ‘state terrorism’. Zaidi alleged that the federal government is utilizing the police drive to unleash terror towards PTI.

He criticised the federal government for negotiating with the PTI on the one hand, whereas utilizing extreme drive to interrupt down doorways and enter their properties on the opposite. Zaidi additionally expressed concern that the nation was being pushed in direction of anarchy.

Moreover, he identified that the gate which the police had crushed through the raid can be utilized by Chaudhary Shujaat.