The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered the police to recover former chief minister of Punjab Parvez Elahi from the Attock jail and produce him before the court tomorrow (Tuesday) as the court issued a show-cause notice for contempt of court to Islamabad Inspector General (IG) Dr Akbar Nasir Khan.
After Elahi’s wife, Qaisara Elahi, allegedly accused the DIGs of Investigation and Operations of defying the LHC’s ruling barring the police from holding or arresting her husband, the LHC issued its order.
The DIGs of Investigation and Operations, according to Elahi’s wife, detained her husband in defiance of the LHC’s directive. Additionally, she has urged that a complaint be filed against the police officers and that they be suspended.
The LHC had earlier instructed the DIGs to appear in court by 11 a.m. today, but they failed to do so. A police spokesperson told the court that the officers were not in the province.
The LHC judge then inquired about the officials’ absence and warned of issuing a notice over their failure to appear in court.
DIG Security Kamran Adil arrived in court, but the judge said the official had not been summoned in the case. Subsequently, the judge instructed all the respondents to submit their responses in court by 2 p.m. today.
However, the DIG Investigation and DIG Operations failed to appear before the court.
The LHC judge said the contempt of court notice would be served to the DIGs through their respective offices. He also directed the District and Sessions Judge to produce Elahi in the court tomorrow.
Elahi was arrested by the Islamabad police on September 1, hours after the LHC had ordered his release. He was detained in connection with a case pertaining to the misuse of government funds.
