Former Punjab CM Parvez Elahi's Gujrat residence raided

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 01 Feb 2023

• Police detain security guards of Kunjari House: sources. 
• Sources say police barged into residence using ladder.
• Pavez Elahi confirms raid; says employees were harassed by police.

GUJRAT: Police have raided the house of former Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi in Gujrat early Wednesday.

Officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said a heavy contingent of police raided Parvez Elahi's residence and detained the security guards of the Kunjari House.

Police barged into the residence with the help of a ladder, the sources said. But, they left after searching the house.

The police is yet to confirm or deny the raid.

However, Elahi confirmed the raid and said that his employees were searched and harassed by the police. 

"We were not told anything about the raid. We will take legal action against the raid on our house," said Elahi. 

Parvez Elahi’s ex-principal secretary booked 

Multiple former and current people related to Elahi are being probed following the end of his tenure as Punjab CM. 

Last week, Punjab’s anti-corruption watchdog registered a case against Elahi’s former principal secretary Mohammad Khan Bhatti for allegedly taking bribes.

In the first information report (FIR) registered by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Bhatti is accused of taking more than Rs460 million bribe from officials of the provincial highway department. SDO Highway Police Rana Muhammad Iqbal has already been arrested on charges of bribery while the ACE has also started the process to arrest Bhatti on corruption charges

The FIR says that Iqbal bribed Bhatti to get posts of his choice.

The development came a day after the former Punjab chief minister's driver and gunman were arrested for allegedly carrying liquor bottles in Islamabad.

Police claimed that the accused gave an envelope full of money to Punjab House employee Faheem Mirza in exchange for a briefcase containing liquor bottles on "Elahi’s instructions".

Police further said that the accused have also revealed before the magistrate that Faheem and Irshad, the alleged employees of Punjab House Islamabad, are frontmen of the former chief minister.

Both the alleged frontmen are involved in monetary transactions for Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, they claimed. A case has been registered against them at Islamabad’s Secretariat Police Station under various provisions.