Tag: pervaiz elahi
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I was in jail for more than a year; those whispering about deals should keep their mouths shut: Pervaiz Elahi
President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has re-affirmed his support for Imran Khan, saying, “Those who talk about deals or leeway should keep their mouths shut.” Chaudhry talked with the media for the first time since he got out of jail, saying, “I spent more than a year in jail; I broke five ribs…
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‘I served them for 40 years and look what they did to me’, Pervaiz Elahi on establishment
Moonis Elahi, exiled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member, gave an interview with BBC News Urdu and said that his father, Pervaiz Elahi, was downhearted by the establishment’s behaviour toward him. When Pervaiz Elahi asked Moonis whether he had any interaction with the establishment, Moonis replied in the negative then Elahi stated, “Don’t connect with them either,…
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PPP gears up for seat adjustment and alliances
As general elections in Pakistan draw near, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has set its dialogue committee into action, assigning them crucial tasks related to discussions with other political parties and politicians. The committee has been mandated to schedule meetings with national and provincial figures to explore possibilities of seat adjustments in the upcoming polls slated…
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‘No merger, only seat adjustment with PML-N’: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat has said that the people of Pakistan have pinned many hopes on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, adding that the future government will have to work for the restoration of the economy, eliminating unemployment and inflation. Shujaat Hussain said, ‘By overcoming the bitterness of the past, we should…
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Pervaiz Elahi family used Punjab Assembly peon’s accounts for money laundering, FIA tells LHC
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has informed Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday that former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi son and two daughters-in-law committed money laundering through a peon of the Punjab Assembly. The report submitted by the FIA revealed the son of Pervaiz Elahi, Rasikh Elahi, his wife Zara Elahi and sister-in-law Tehreem Elahi…
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Pervaiz Elahi’s cousin Wajahat withdraws his support in aftermath of May 9
Former Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Pervaiz Elahi’s cousin Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain has announced that he is withdrawing support for his Elahi over the May 9 episode in which Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) allegedly attacked military installations and government buildings. In a press conference in Lahore, Hussain condemned the violent protests of May 9, saying that some…
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Bye bye Buzdar? Elahi says Khan has promised him the CM seat
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Pervaiz Elahi has claimed that party chief Imran Khan has “promised” to give him the chief minister’s post once again if their party wins the election in Punjab. Discussing the current political crisis, Elahi said that when he agreed to dissolve the assembly, Khan offered him the post of the central…
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Dar tells PTI that govt has nothing to do with raid at Elahi’s residence
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has talked to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Shah Mahmood Qureshi via telephone, discussing last night’s raid at former Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi’s residence in Lahore. Dar distanced the federal government from the incident and blamed the Punjab government for it, while expressing grief over the raid that has…
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After Zaman Park, Punjab police raid Elahi’s house and arrest women
In the late hours of Friday night, a heavy contingent of officials from anti-corruption department and police reached the Gulberg residence of former Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi in Lahore to arrest him in a corruption case. According to Elahi’s lawyer, pre-arrest bail had already been taken from a court until May 6 in the…
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Oh, Punjab walon, Fawad Chaudhry suggests Buzdar can become chief minister again
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that he will be surprised to see Usman Buzdar as Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab again, however, he stressed that the decision will be up to the party chairman, Imran Khan. Talking to Journalist Kashif Abbasi on ARY News programme ‘Off the Record’, Fawad said: “What…