Rana Sanaullah says in his view Imran Khan should be arrested after he failed to appear before the court

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (SABAH): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that he has directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to proceed against former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi over latest audio leaks purportedly involving an apex court judge. Rana Sanaullah appealed Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial to take notice of alleged leaked audio phone call of former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi aimed at maligning the judiciary.

“This audio leak is very embarrassing in which a new ‘minion’ of Imran Khan is involved,” he said at a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday while referring to latest audio leaks purportedly featuring conversation between Elahi and an unidentified person.

During the presser, the interior minister played the censored leaked audio clip in which the PML-Q leader can be purportedly heard discussing about the cases being heard in the Supreme Court of Pakistan which also included the one involving former CCPO Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar.

Referring to the audio leaks, Rana Sanaullah said he censored the leaked audio clips as he did not want to reveal the identity of the superior court judge before forensic analysis.

“How courageously he [Pervaiz Elahi] was managing the country’s top court… I will request the chief justice of Pakistan to take notice of this,” he remarked.

Rana Sanaullah said he has directed the FIA to conduct forensic analysis of the audio clips and then arrest Elahi for interrogation after registering a case against him. “I have directed the FIA to examine this and take legal opinion on this matter.”

Speaking about LHC’s verdict to reject PTI Chief Imran Khan’s bail plea, Rana Sanaullah said in his view the former premier should be arrested after he failed to appear before the court.

“Seems like they [PTI] are trying to influence the courts… his refusal to appear before the court despite several summons is tantamount to making mockery of superior court,” Rana Sanaullah said while referring to the LHC proceedings.

The interior minister said investigation team probing a case against Imran Khan should proceed as per the law.

Rana Sanaullah said today Imran Khan did not appear before the Lahore High Court, despite repeated orders by the court. He said it seems that Imran Khan and his cronies are trying to dictate courts, which is unfortunate and unacceptable in any society.