Pervaiz Elahi arrested again shortly after release

ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi arrested again immediately after release.

As per details, Pervaiz Elahi was released from Police lines and came outside with his lawyer Advocate Sardar Abdur Razaq in his vehicle.

The PTI president’s counsel said that he and his driver were taken out of the vehicle and Pervaiz Elahi was abducted outside the Police lines in that vehicle.

However, the police officials stated that the PTI president has been arrested by the CTD officials in the judicial complex attack case

The case was registered against Pervaiz Elahi at CTD police station on September 3 and he will be presented before the ATC tomorrow (Wednesday).

Earlier today, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the detention of PTI President Pervaiz Elahi under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance and ordered his immediate release.

Former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi had challenged his arrest under MPO in Islamabad High Court. He pleaded with the court to strike down his arrest under MPO and order his immediate release.

The IHC also ordered the former Punjab chief minister to appear before court in the next hearing and refrained him from giving statements until the next hearing.