GUJRAT: Police late Monday night raided residence of former Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in Gujrat, almost two days after they conducted similar operation at his house in Lahore.

As per details, police raided four places including Kunjah House, former CM’s residence in Gujrat to arrest him. During raid, police entered Elahi’s house by scaling walls and interrogated his staff. Moonis Elahi, former CM’s son alleged that although police did not have search warrant to conduct raid, he allowed them access to premises.

PTI leader Farrukh Habib in his tweet also condemned police raids for arrest of Pervaiz Elahi.

He claimed that Punjab police are getting directions from federal government. Police ‘reject’ to lodge complaint against raid on Pervaiz Elahi’s house

In Friday night raid, anti-corruption and police officials used an armoured vehicle to break open main gate of PTI president’s Gulberg residence and arrested 12 people, mostly his employees from house.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 03 2023

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