A special anti-corruption court in Lahore granted on Tuesday bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in a case pertaining to making illegal appointments to the Punjab Assembly.
Judge Ali Raza directed Elahi to submit surety bonds valued at Rs1 million.
During the hearing, Special Prosecutor Abdul Samad argued that Elahi was directly guilty in the case and opposed his bail. Elahi is still in Lahore jail and is yet to be released.
On June 4, a Lahore district court sent Elahi on 14-day judicial remand while rejecting the Anti-Corruption Establishment’s (ACE) request for his physical remand.
An ACE spokesperson told the media that Elahi allegedly recruited 12 Grade-17 officers in the Punjab Assembly against merit.
Elahi was first arrested on June 1 after police raided his Lahore residence twice after an anti-corruption court dismissed his pre-arrest bail in a case pertaining to irregularities in development projects launched during his term as the Punjab chief minister.
