The Special Central Court in Lahore has directed the seizure of all assets and bank accounts belonging to former federal minister Moonis Elahi, son of PTI President Parvez Elahi, in connection with a money laundering case.

Moonis Elahi was declared a fugitive by the court due to his failure to appear for the proceedings. The court has requested a detailed report on the freezing of assets and accounts for the upcoming hearing.

During the last hearing, a non-bailable warrant was issued against Moonis Elahi. The court noted that attempts to execute the warrant at his residences in London and Spain remained pending, indicating his deliberate evasion of arrest.

The court, satisfied with the efforts to apprehend Elahi, sought support from relevant institutions in the case. Following the court's directive, eight bank accounts and six properties linked to Moonis Elahi were immediately seized.

In a separate development, a special court in Lahore has summoned Moonis Elahi in a money laundering case scheduled for October 23. He faces accusations of corruption in Punjab's development projects, with earlier declarations of being an absconder in the money laundering case by the Lahore district court.

Elahi's legal representative presented his attorney to the court, with the court mandating the accused's presence in criminal cases. Moonis Elahi left Pakistan last year amidst multiple cases registered against him.