LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Anti-corruption officials arrested President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Thursday afternoon.
The officials of anti-corruption police arrested Elahi from outside his residence in Gulberg, Lahore.
The spokesman of the PTI President and former Punjab chief minister confirmed the arrest.
The development came after an anti-corruption court last week discarded his interim bail over his failure to appear before the court citing health issues.
Former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi says he is innocent and not guilty of any corruption case.
Anti-corruption officials wanted to arrest the PTI president in the Rs70 million corruption case related to the embezzlement of development funds for the Gujrat district.
The anti-corruption court judge had already declared a bogus medical certificate of Parvez Elahi.
Punjab caretaker Information Minister Amir Mir said Elahi was wanted by the anti-corruption police in a graft case. Mir said the PTI president was fleeing from his residence when the police intercepted his vehicle and took him into custody.
The PTI leader’s spokesperson said Elahi’s son Rasikh and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s sister were also present with him during the arrest.
Parvez Elahi’s arrest appears a part of the ongoing crackdown against PTI leaders and workers since May 9 attacks.
