by India Today World Desk: Amid Pakistan government crackdown on Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Punjab Police has reached the Lahore residence of PTI Chairman Pervez Elahi, who is facing arrest in a corruption case.
Dawn reported that Elahi could be arrested in a case related to irregularities in development projects initiated during his tenure as Punjab chief minister.
Reports said that the PTI leader approached a court in Lahore for pre-arrest bail in the case, but the court rejected his plea.
Last month, police conducted a late-night raid at his residence to take Elahi into custody, but officials could not find him.
Iman Khan had said at the time, “Strongly condemn the illegal raid on Parvez Elahi’s house, which has no respect for the women and family members present. We are seeing democracy end in Pakistan before our eyes.” ”
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In recent weeks, several PTI leaders and activists have faced arrest in the wake of violent protests that broke out on 9 May following the dramatic arrest of Imran Khan in a corruption case.
earlier in the day, Khan alleged that the government was trying to destroy his party By trying the workers in military courts, as many top leaders have resigned because of the government’s swift action.
So far, Fawad Chaudhry, Dr Shireen Mazari, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, Malik Amin Aslam, Mahmood Moulvi, Amir Kayani, Jai Prakash, Aftab Siddiqui and Sanjay Gangwani, among many others, left Imran Khan’s party.
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It all started when Imran Khan was arrested by the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in a corruption case at the Islamabad High Court complex on May 9, leading to unrest across the country.
For the first time in Pakistan’s history, protesters stormed the Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and set ablaze a corps commander’s house in Lahore. Mazari had condemned the violent protests. PTI later condemned the violent protests.
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