Locked up in jail then how could I hold a press conference: Pervaiz Elahi

LAHORE, June 13 (SABAH): Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Tuesday said he was being kept in a small room in the prison for the past 10 days and is not being allowed to meet anyone then how could he hold a press conference.

On the occasion of his appearance in Lahore’s local court on Tuesday, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that his health has deteriorated as he had been in jail since last 10 days.

“I am unwell and for 10 days I have been locked up in a small room,” he told journalists ahead of his hearing at a local court in Lahore. “The fan in the room malfunctions,” he added “and I am not being permitted to meet my family.”

Upon a journalist’s question about his possible plans to leave the PTI, Elahi said “I am not being allowed to meet anyone, how could I hold a press conference?”

“I am not even being permitted to speak with media persons here,” he said and posed a question “Do you see what condition I am in over here?”

Meanwhile, the police blocked the media from entering the courtroom and pushed journalists away. SHO Shabia Raza said that journalists will not be allowed inside the court under any circumstances.

It is worth mentioning here that the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) with the help of Punjab Police had arrested Elahi earlier this month.