PTI’s Pervaiz Elahi rushed to PIMS after health ‘deteriorates’ in Adiala jail
Pervaiz Elahi earlier suffered bone fracture after slipping in Adiala jail’s washroom.
ISLAMABAD: Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Pervaiz Elahi was rushed to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after his health deteriorated in Adiala jail.
According to sources, the former PM was shifted to PIMS by Islamabad police when his health suddenly deteriorated. Pervaiz Elahi will be examined completely in PIMS hospital.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Pervaiz Elahi earlier suffered bone fracture after slipping in Adiala jail’s washroom.
Adiala jail deputy superintendent presented Elahi’s medical report in court during the hearing of a case against the latter related to illegal recruitment in the Punjab Assembly.
The jail official apprised the court that Elahi slipped in the washroom on March 17 and suffered a slight fracture.
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Later, Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta deferred indictment against the PTI leader and adjourned the hearing till next month.
Pervaiz Elahi is among several PTI leaders and supporters who have been apprehended as part of the crackdown on PTI leadership following the violent unrest in the country after Imran Khan’s initial arrest on May 9.
It may be noted that Elahi has been arrested multiple times since June 1 in several cases.
‘PTI founder nominated Sher Afzal Marwat for PAC chairman slot’
PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan has claimed that party founder Imran Khan has nominated Sher Afzal Marwat as the candidate for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman’s role.
The former federal minister said that the PAC chairman slot was the prerogative of the opposition and there is currently only one opposition party in Parliament – PTI.
Responding to a question, Ali Muhmmad Khan denied knowledge of reports suggesting that National Assembly (NA) Speaker has refused to make Sher Afzal Marwat the Chairman PAC.
Earlier, PTI leader Barrister Gohar also said that Sher Afzal Marwat will be the party’s nominee for the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Today, Ali Muhammad also rejected reports of any forward bloc in PTI, saying that party’s founder Imran Khan is incarcerated and difference of opinion cannot be ruled out. “Our focus is on inflation, economy, release of Imran Khan and party workers,” he added.
To another question, he said that a heated exchange occurred during PTI’s Core Committee meeting, but rejected rumours about a fight.
Sources privy to the meeting revealed a sharp exchange of words between PTI members Sher Afzal Marwat and Niazullah Niazi. Marwat found himself at the receiving end of criticism from several core committee members.
Marwat, on the other hand, lamented what he alleged was a smear campaign against him, accusing party members of remaining silent in the face of adversity. “I have led PTI, and PTI’s own members are talking against me,” Marwat voiced his frustrations.
