July 14, 2023
ATC summons DIG Jails over non-compliance of Pervaiz Elahi’s release order
The anti-corruption court (ATC) in Lahore has summoned DIG Jails for not executing the robkar (release order) of former Chief Minister Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi – in a case of illegal appointments in the Punjab Assembly. The court has directed the DIG to appear before it on July 19, expressing dissatisfaction with the superintendent of prisons for violating court orders. During the court proceedings, the Superintendent of Jail defended the actions of the prison authorities, stating that they had not “intentionally violated any court orders”. The superintendent claimed that due to the ambiguity in the decision on Robkar, the execution


