IHC terms Parvez Elahi’s detention null & void, directs his immediate release

ISLAMABAD, Sep 5 (SABAH): Declaring detention of Chaudhry Parvez Elahi under Maintenance of Public Order-III (MPO 3) as null and void, Islamabad High Court on Tuesday ordered immediate release of the PTI leader and issued notices to both parties.

High Court Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri conducted hearing of the case. The court ordered Parvez Elahi to appear before court on next Tuesday. Until the next hearing, Parvez Elahi should not be part of any provocative activity, the court said. The court further said that Elahi will not issue any statement to media till next date of hearing.

Pervez Elahi’s lawyer told the court that Lahore High Court had ordered release of Elahi on 1st September, The LHC stopped barred law enforcement agencies from arresting the PTI President in any other case. However, Islamabad Police violated the order of Lahore High Court and arrested the former chief minister.

Counsel for Elahi further said that the former chief minister was snatched from the Lahore police and brought to Islamabad. The officials dressed in plain clothes picked him up and put him in the car. 

Later, the Islam High Court annulled Parvez Elahi’s arrest under MPO 3 and ordered his immediate release.