Supreme Court asks Latif Khosa for arguments in pervaiz elahi’s protection of further arrest

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi plea for implementation of barring arrest order
Pervaiz Elahi still behind bars seeking free from further arrestation

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing till indefinite time in a petition against the arrest of former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for insisting that the order of the Lahore High Court (LHC) barring his arrest be implemented in a case lodged by the Islamabad Police.

A division bench comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Sardar Tariq Masood directed Elahi’s counsel Barrister Latif Khosa to prepare arguments and adjourned the hearing till next week.The court remarked that where had been written in the law that an accused shouldn’t be arrested in any case.

A court in Islamabad had issued such order that the accused would be arrested with its approval, it noted and remarked whether the courts were giving license to the accused for crimes.

Justice Tariq remarked that the judges had taken oath for the protection of law. He asked if the police first sought permission before the arrest of any accused.

Sardar Latif Khosa Advocate said that it was also ridiculous that a person is arrested again after being released in one case. Justice Sardar Tariq questioned that what the law said about it.

Khosa pointed to harassment by the police referring to Elahi’s arrest each time after acquiring bail, the bench questioned the jurisdiction of the LHC’s order over authorities in the Islamabad Capital Territory and pointed out that the cases were separate.

On July 14, a single bench of the LHC restrained law enforcement authorities from arresting Elahi in any new, blind or undisclosed case while granting him protective bail in two known cases.

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi a senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and a close aide of former premier Imran Khan, has been arrested multiple times since May 9 and remains embroiled in several criminal cases.He currently remains behind bars and to be produced before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on October 13.