LAHORE: An anti-corruption court in Lahore on Friday granted one day time to the authorities concerned for submitting records supporting the claims of fake recruitments in the Punjab Assembly.
The decision was announced during the court hearing presided over by Judge Ali Raza. The bail application of Parvez Elahi, pertaining to the case of fake recruitment, was being heard in the anti-corruption court. However, the authorities didn’t present the record of the case before the court due to the unavailability of the investigating officer.
The public prosecutor informed the court that complete record was unavailable then as the investigating officer had gone to Quetta, and the record was in his possession. In response, the court inquired if there were any arrangements in place to promptly order the records from Quetta.
Parvez Elahi’s lawyer, Rana Intizar, criticized the prosecution, claiming that the story of the investigation officer being in Quetta was more of a drama script. Expressing dissatisfaction over the non-presentation of the record, the court urged the prosecutor to take responsibility and ensure the record’s availability. Subsequently, the court adjourned the hearing until tomorrow (Saturday).
