Moonis Elahi declared PO in money laundering case

Lahore: A special court (Central) on Tuesday declared former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s son, Moonis Elahi, a proclaimed offender (PO) and issued his perpetual arrest warrants in a money laundering case.

Special Court (Central) Judge Tanveer Ahmad Sheikh passed the orders while hearing the money laundering case.

Earlier, the investigation officer submitted a report about proclamation proceedings, stating that Moonis Elahi was continuously hiding to avoid arrest. He submitted that the process had been completed for declaring Moonis Elahi a proclaimed offender. He pleaded with the court to declare Moonis Elahi a proclaimed offender.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had registered a case against Parvez Elahi and Moonis Elahi, on charges of money laundering.