In a case involving the attack on the judicial complex, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi prolonged President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s judicial remand on Tuesday until November 21.
Elahi told reporters as he left the courtroom that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would pay for the mistakes made by the previous government during its brief 16-month term.
In response to a question on the return of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, he said that the inflation caused by the “failed policies of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government” should be blamed on Nawaz’s brother, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Elahi asked Nawaz to fix the problems that arose during his brother’s rule, such as the sharp increase in prices and their effects on people’s lives (such as suicides, job losses, and pension concerns).
“He’s trying to be Nelson Mandela number two, but if that’s right, then he should reprimand his brother,” he remarked. The PTI chairman also listed situations where teachers were abused while protesting for their rights and said that gas and electricity rates had grown dramatically.
Elahi continued by saying that the upcoming elections are everyone’s last hope. Everyone should be given a fair shot at running for office. He warned of anarchy in the absence of equal opportunity and said the courts might guarantee it if necessary.
When asked how long he would keep supporting PTI, he said that the party has widespread support, which will be clear in upcoming elections.
Inquiry by the A.T.C.
Elahi’s judicial remand in the attack on the judicial complex case was extended by ATC until November 21 at the hearing. Since Judge Abul Hasanat Zulqarnain was unavailable, the case was presided over by Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hasan.
Elahi arrived at court with his lawyer, Sardar Abdul Razak, and heavy protection.
At the outset of the session, Judge Hasan made it sound like he was just filling in for the day, drawing parallels between political and judicial carers.
Elahi’s judicial remand was extended until November 21 after he asked if a date needed to be set during the hearing, and Advocate Razak affirmed that it did. In addition, the court ruled that
Due to Elahi’s sick absence from court on October 23, the money-laundering case he and his son, former federal minister Moonis Elahi, were facing was postponed.
On October 5, the Supreme Court voiced its displeasure with the Lahore High Court’s practise of issuing “blanket bail orders,” which it equated to a licence to commit crimes.
On October 3, the LHC ruled on an appeal from the prosecution and ordered a judicial magistrate to reconsider his dismissal from the PTI corruption case.
The LHC’s Rawalpindi bench dismissed Elahi’s plea on September 26, ordering the Punjab home secretary to answer the former chief minister of Punjab’s complaints about receiving subpar facilities.
