Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:19:50 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:19:50 +0500 60 Accountability court approves 6-day remand of PTI president Elahi https://english.aaj.tv/news/30330650/accountability-court-approves-6-day-remand-of-pti-president-elahi <p><strong>Granting six days’ physical remand, the Accountability Court in Lahore on Tuesday handed over former chief minister of Punjab Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi to the National Accountability Bureau in corruption charges.</strong></p> <p>Judge Zubair Shiraz Kiyani conducted a hearing in a case pertaining to Rs1.25 billion of corruption in the development budget.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30293239/mpas-with-conscience-will-never-vote-for-pervez-elahi-rana-sanaullah">MPAs with conscience will never vote for Pervez Elahi: Rana Sanaullah</a></p> <p>Appraising the court regarding the investigation, the prosecutor told the court that four accused have been arrested and remanded, while Elahi also was arrested yesterday.</p> <p>The PTI president has been accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks in return for manipulating the awarding of contracts for road schemes within the Gujrat Highways Division, favouring specific hand-picked contractors.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30323235" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The court handed over Elahi to NAB and adjourned the hearing until August 21.</p> <p>Elahi was re-arrested after his release from Adyala Jail on Monday on the charges of Rs1.25 billion corruption in development projects of Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin.</p> Granting six days’ physical remand, the Accountability Court in Lahore on Tuesday handed over former chief minister of Punjab Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi to the National Accountability Bureau in corruption charges.

Judge Zubair Shiraz Kiyani conducted a hearing in a case pertaining to Rs1.25 billion of corruption in the development budget.

Read: MPAs with conscience will never vote for Pervez Elahi: Rana Sanaullah

Appraising the court regarding the investigation, the prosecutor told the court that four accused have been arrested and remanded, while Elahi also was arrested yesterday.

The PTI president has been accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks in return for manipulating the awarding of contracts for road schemes within the Gujrat Highways Division, favouring specific hand-picked contractors.

The court handed over Elahi to NAB and adjourned the hearing until August 21.

Elahi was re-arrested after his release from Adyala Jail on Monday on the charges of Rs1.25 billion corruption in development projects of Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30330650 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:27:39 +0500 none@none.com (Tariq Khan) Former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi while presiding over a meeting. — Radio Pakistan