RAWALPINDI: Former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau shortly after he was released from Adiala jail on Monday.

According to sources, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s central president was released upon completion of his detention per­iod. But as soon as he wal­ked out of Adiala jail’s gate, he was taken into cus­tody by a NAB team, headed by Deputy Direc­tor Najamul Hassan. The team consisted of personnel from the bureau’s Raw­a­lpindi and Lahore zones.

In reply to a question about reasons for his fresh imprisonment, Mr Elahi quipped: “Let them fulfil their desire.”

Later, police obtained a one-day transitory rem­and of the PTI leader from a court in Rawalpindi.

Mr Elahi was rearrested for allegedly receiving bribe over development project contracts, Dawn.com reported

The PTI president was first arrested on June 1 in connection with a corruption case. He was discharged in the said case the very next day, only to be arrested in another.

In mid-July, Mr Elahi — ordered to be released from Lahore’s Camp Jail — was detained under MPO ordinance for 30 days. The NAB team took Mr Elahi into custody from the Adiala Jail, his lawyer Amir Saeed Rawn confirmed to Dawn.com.

Published in Dawn, August 15th, 2023