LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former federal minister Moonis Elahi in a case pertaining to alleged corruption in different development projects.

Moonis Elahi is facing allegations of billions of rupees of corruption in development projects.

Accountability Court Judge Naseem Ahmad Virk hearing the case issued the arrest warrants which are valid till Oct 5.

On July 22, 2023, the Lahore district court had declared Moonis Elahi, son of PTI President and former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi, an absconder for his continued absence in the money laundering case. Mr Moonis is currently living in Spain.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had also pleaded to declare Moonis an absconder for not appearing before it despite issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants against him.

The court also started the process to freeze his assets, bank account and cancel his computerised national identity card (CNIC), passport, and bank accounts.

The FIA had lodged a case against Parvez Elahi and his Moonis for money laundering in the Panama Scandal last month.

Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023