In a money laundering case, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf president Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday.
Pervaiz Elahi and his son Moonis Elahi were arrested on money laundering accusations by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday, just minutes after his bail was accepted by the anti-corruption court.
Both individuals are accused of concealing large sums of money in five Panamanian businesses, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Pervaiz Elahi was apprehended by an FIA team from Camp Jail Lahore.
Elahi was granted bail by a Lahore anti-corruption court in a case involving illegal recruiting in the Punjab Assembly.
Special Judge Ali Raza Awan granted the former Punjab chief minister post-arrest bail in exchange for Rs1 million in surety bonds.
During the hearing, Special Prosecutor Abdul Samad argued that Elahi was directly guilty of the charges against him and opposed his bail.
The illegal recruitment case
According to an ACE spokeswoman, Elahi illegally recruited 12 people for grade 17 jobs in the Punjab Assembly.
By manipulating the documents, the candidates were recruited in the provincial assembly. “The illegal recruitments were made through fake testing services,” claimed the spokeswoman.
