Workers Convention at Narowal - A Pictorial Journey of Moonis Elahi's Visit.

Moonis Elahi attends 4th death anniversary of Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal

Lahore (November 12, 2012) Pakistan Muslim League central leader and MPA Moonis Elahi attended 4th death anniversary of former Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly and former Provincial Minister Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal at Bhangwala district Kasur today and joined Sardar Waqas Hassan Mokal, Sardar Ali Hassan Mokal and Sardar Jahanzaib Mokal and others in offering prayers for the departed soul.

On this occasion, Nasir Mahmud Gill, Zafarullah Cheema, Sardar Owais Asif Nakai, Sardar Abid Mahmud, Ch Sajjad Majeed Warraich, Rashed Majeed Warraich, Sardar Ishtiaq Hussain, Sardar Muhammad Anwar Nakai, Ch Nadeem Aziz Sindhu,Sardar Sajjad, Majeed Nakai,Sardar Imtiaz Mahmud Nakai, Sardar Khalid Mahmudul Hassan, Sardar Ahmad Hassan and other leaders were also present.

After collective "dua", Moonis Elahi met PML workers, former Nazims, Naib Nazims and Tehsil Nazims individually.

Every new born child in Punjab is under debt of lakhs of rupees due to faulty policies of N League: Moonis Elahi

Lahore (November 05, 2012) Pakistan Muslim League central leader and MPA Moonis Elahi has said that because of faulty policies N-League every new born child in Punjab is under debt of lakhs of rupees, N-League has destroyed prosperous Punjab, banks and Shahbaz Sharif who has wasted billions of rupees on flop schemes should now be ready to be accountable to the people.

He said this while addressing the Workers Convention in Shakkargarh district Narowal today. The Convention was also addressed by Peoples Party MNA Tariq Anees, PML MPA Col (Retd) Muhammad Abbas, former MPAs Ch Karamat Ali and Ch Yaqoob and former Nazim Abid Dhillon.

Moonis Elahi said that in 2002, in view of importance of Narowal, we had completed development works worth five billion rupees during our five years period whereas Sharif Brothers have spent less than one billion of rupees during their previous and present era together for the development of this district. He said we had constructed 70 kilometers long pukka water courses in Narowal, improved irrigation system, checked water theft, provided lazer land levelers at the Union Councils levels and on top of everything else, remitted Abiana of the small farmers. He said that we had got loans for the farmers of Punjab from banks on easy terms only at 5 per cent markup and had exempted the cultivators of twelve and half acres of land from Agriculture Tax

Continuing Moonis Elahi said that during our tenure we had achieved very clear success in every field including education, health, agriculture, roads, industry, law and order in order to turn Punjab into a real welfare province. He said in order to turned Punjab into a bankrupt province has started flop schemes like Sasti Roti Scheme, Langar Scheme, Food Stamp Scheme, Yellow Cab Scheme, Ashiana Housing Scheme, Daanish Schools, Lap Tops, Green Tractors Scheme and now have started Metro Bus in Lahore also thus snatching every loaf of bread from the mouths of the people of Punjab. He said because of this, even the State Bank of Pakistan has been forced to say that because of faulty policies of N-League every new child in Punjab is under debt of lakhs of rupees.

Moonis Elahi said further that we had provided jobs to lakhs of people in the province during our tenure whereas during the rule of N-League as many as 1.5 crore people have been rendered unemployed, during our tenure 90 lakh people crossed the poverty line and moved up and in N-League period 2. 5 crore people have gone below the poverty line, nobody's honour is safe today, crime rate is increasing rapidly, innocent people are being implicated in false cases and made victims of fake encounters, Pakistan Muslim League leaders and workers are also being harassed and false cases being registered against them whereas on the other hand the real culprits are roaming free and flying in helicopters

Moonis Elahi asked the gathering whether today's Punjab is better or of the tenure of Ch Parvez Elahi was better. He said that we had taken steps to eliminate poverty whereas N-League is busy in eliminating the poor instead of poverty. He said Insha-Allah on coming power we would take steps for ensuring marked improvement not only in Narowal but also in every constituency of the Punjab.

Peoples Party MNA Tariq Anees welcomed Moonis Elahi on visiting Shakkargarh and said that after winning the bye-elections we would present MPA's seat as a gift to Moonis Elahi. He said that alliance between the Peoples Party Pakistan Muslim League have made the opponents sleepless.

PML MPA Col (R) Muhammad Abbas welcomed Chief Minister of 2013 Moonis Elahi to the Workers Convention and said that we would move step in step with Moonis Elahi who is carrying forward manifesto of Ch Parvez Elahi. He said Ch Parvez Elahi during his tenure as the Chief Minister had provided funds of billions of rupees and this is the reason that Pakistan Muslim League is popular in the Punjab even today like in the past. He said prior to entering into alliance with the Peoples Party, Ch Shujat Hussain and Ch Parvez Elahi had taken all their parliamentarians into confidence. He asked the N-League to stop doing politics of rigging and said that we would not allow rigging of any sort in Narowal bye-elections.

On this occasion, Pakistan Muslim League candidate from PP-133 Omar Sharif said that the PML workers would not let the looters of N-League in their objective on November 27 and eliminate politics of hypocrisy from this tehsil PML MPAs Khalid Asghar Ghural and Bao Muhammad Rizwan, PPP district Narowal President Ch Anwarul Haq, Rana Iftikhar Ahmad, Haji MuhammadTabussum, Tariq Khurshid, Ch Sultan, Ch Abdul Hameed, Nasir Mahmud Gill, Abdul Rashid Booti and Zulfiqar Pappan were among the large number of workers and people from all walks of life who actively participated in the convention.

Earlier on arrival in Shakkargarh, enthusiastic and warm welcome was accorded to Moonis Elahi, he was profusely garlanded and flower petals were showered on him. Banners inscribed with welcome slogans were displayed all around.

Punjab Governor calls on Ch Shujat Hussain, Parvez Elahi and Moonis Elahi

Lahore: 31-10-2012: Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa called on Pakistan Muslim League President Senator Ch Shujat Hussain and senior central leader and Deputy Prime Minister Ch Parvez Elahi at their residence here today.

During the meeting, in which Moonis Elahi was also present, views were exchanged at some length regarding overall Punjab situation and other important matters. They also discussed the forthcoming bye-elections being held to fill the vacant seats of the National and Provincial Assemblies.

On this occasion Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said that Pakistan Peoples’ Party alliance with Pakistan Muslim League is not for some time, we attach great importance to this alliance, both the parties will not only contest the bye-elections hand in hand with each other to defeat the opponents but also in the general elections and get the air out of balloons of those raising empty slogans.

Ch Shujat Hussain and Ch Parvez Elahi maintained that they entered into alliance with the Peoples Party was not for personal interests but in the larger interests of the nation and the country and it would remain intact. They said that like bye-elections, both the parties would put up best candidates through seat adjustment in the general elections as well adding that the results of the elections would be quite humiliating for the opponents contrary to all their tall claims.

Fact Sheet about the performance of PML Government in Punjab. Punjab Kal (2002-2007)

Fact Sheet about the performance of PML Government in Punjab. Punjab Kal (2002-2007)

Moonis Elahi and his wife are not involved in money laundering. FIA, No further action is required as of present, Supreme Court

Islamabad (July 19, 2012) Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered after FIA report in the NICL case that no further action is required against Moonis Elahi and his wife as of present.

However, the apex court in the NICL contempt case has again issued notices to former DG FIA Malik Muhammad Iqbal and former Secretary Establishment Rauf Chaudhry. Further hearing in the case has been postponed for three weeks.

Three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was informed by Director Legal FIA that about the money transferred in the accounts of Moonis Elahi and his wife, money laundering or any other crime could not be established. There is Money Laundering Act in the country but so far Pakistan has not signed any accord with any country regarding money laundering.

The Chief Justice observed that money coming from abroad runs the economy of the country and money coming from abroad should not be stopped.

Postponing the hearing of the case, the court ordered the FIA that on the next date of hearing, report about recovery in the NICL case should be submitted while the court has again sought reply from the parties on the Justice (retd) Ghulam Rabbani Commission Report.

Moonis Elahi forms Policy Working Group to formulate new party policies

Moonis Elahi forms Policy Working Group to formulate new party policies

Lahore (May 21,2012) Moonis Elahi, Senior Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League has constituted a Policy Working Group (PWG) assigned to formulate new party policies on the issues of youth empowerment, education, justice and economy.  Headed by the Pakistan Muslim League Media Advisor, Rizwan Mumtaz Ali and comprising senior party legislators, heads of wings and office bearers, the PML policy working group will organise meetings with citizens, different interest organizations, grass roots activists and other stake holders.  

The first meeting in this regard was held yesterday in Lahore with a cross section of youth belonging to different educational institutions on the topic of “Youth Empowerment”.  The participants at the end of the meeting lauded Moonis Elahi’s policy development initiative and appreciated his interest as a young Pakistani politician in the future of the country’s young generation.  

Shatrughan Sinha calls on Ch Shujat Hussain, Ch Parvez Elahi and Moonis Elahi

A grand reception for Moonis Elahi in Gujrat

Moonis Elahi leaves for London for condolence on the death of his Father in Law

Moonis Elahi leaves for London

LAHORE.  Moonis Elahi, senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League and son of former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, left here on Monday for London alongwith his family. Moonis Elahi was acquitted by a Sessions Court in Lahore a few days ago in the NICL scam case. 

Sources said that he has gone to London on a family visit. It may be recalled that Moonis Elahi was on a visit to London when a case against him was registered about his alleged involvement in NICL case. After the case, he returned from London to face the court proceedings.

Moonis Elahi declared innocent in NICL case

Moonis Elahi’s acquittal reflects freedom of judiciary: Ch Shujat

LAHORE: PML-Q President, Senator Ch Shujat Hussain on Friday said his family had always reposed confidence in the free judiciary and Moonis Elahi’s acquittal was reflective of freedom of judiciary and victory of truth over fiction.

Talking to the jubilant Leaguers and workers on the release of Moonis Elahi at his residence here, he said our heads are bowed before the Almighty Allah on MPA Moonis Elahi’s acquittal, adding that PML-Q was equally thankful to the judiciary.

With reference to free judiciary in the country, Ch Shujat Hussain said Moonis returned to the country fearlessly after he heard of the false cases against him, adding that he had complete faith in the integrity of institutions in the country.

Senior PML-Q leader, Federal Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi, PML-Q leaders Ch Wajahat Hussain, Ch Shafat Hussain and Rasikh Elahi have thanked the leaguers for their constant support and steadfastness during Moonis Elahi’s trial.

Zafar Qureshi is deliberately obstructing the course of justice to prolong Moonis Elahi’s incarceration. Moonis Elahi’s defence lawyer

Lahore (17 September 2011) District and Sessions Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem as Special Judge Banking Court today on the FIA’s 15 day extension request has adjourned the NICL case hearing till September 26. Moonis Elahi’s lawyer Amjad Parvez opposing the FIA’s 15 day extension request on legal grounds accused the investigation agency of blatantly wasting the court’s time and violating its orders. He further accused the FIA of deliberately obstructing the course of justice to prolong Moonis Elahi’s incarceration. 

Moonis Elahi’s defence lawyer citing examples of the delaying tactics employed by the FIA said that on Zafar Qureshi’s Aug 18 request asking the court for an additional one month for further investigation the court gave him time till September 6, on Sept 6 in response to the FIA’s demand for further time for the appointment of a prosecutor the court allowed the FIA further grace time till September 17 but the FIA had neither appointed a prosecutor and nor had purportedly completed its investigation. 

He said that Zafar Qureshi’s request for a further 15 day extension to present the final challan was illegal as two challans of the same case could not be presented. He demanded the court to order Zafar Qureshi to apprize the court as to why the FIA had failed to appoint a prosecutor and present the final challan thus far. He asked to be informed that if the FIA had still not appointed a prosecutor then who was presenting the interim challan, producing new witnesses and asking the court on Zafar Qureshi’s behalf for further time relaxation. 

He wanted to know the antecedents of the individual presently appearing on behalf of the FIA and if he was not a prosecutor. The court in its decision ordered the FIA to present the final challan and the new prosecutor on September 26 failing which the court ruled that it could call Zafar Qureshi.

Instead of blowing his own horn Shahbaz Sharif should do something concrete for dengue elimination: Moonis Elahi

Lahore (September 8, 2011) Senior leader Pakistan Muslim League Moonis Elahi in a press statement released in Lahore today strongly criticized the Punjab government for the dengue outbreak in the province and especially in the provincial metropolis. He held Shahbaz Sharif personally responsible for the deaths caused due to dengue virus in the province. He accused the Punjab chief minister of being too occupied in blowing his own horn when he should have been actually doing something concrete to eradicate the dengue menace. Historians will remember the self-proclaimed Khadim e Ala as one ranting and raving chief minister of Punjab whose favorite pastime was his own trumpet blowing while the people were left to suffer at the hands of poverty, unemployment, criminal elements and now the dengue mosquito, said Moonis Elahi. 


He called upon Shahbaz Sharif to quit his cheap one man show politics and provide the common man with immediate medical relief against the killer virus at government hospitals including the free supply of platelets and medicines for the distressed. Moonis Elahi stated that Shahbaz Sharif government had billions to spend on Jaati Umra expressway but no money for dengue treatment. Strongly criticizing the sasti roti scam, Ashyana scheme, yellow cab stunt, Moonis Elahi said that Shahbaz government had done nothing for the people except launch bogus schemes and cash upon projects launched by the PML government of Chaudhry Parvez Elahi. He further accused Shahbaz Sharif of missing no opportunity of self praise and projection while in reality he had not even bothered to appoint a full time provincial health minister since 2008. Dengue spread in the previous years should have been enough for the government to get going this year for its eradication but what came out were negligence, incompetency and sheer indifference to public problems in Punjab, stated Moonis Elahi.


He further stated that his party would expose the real faces and actual causes behind the spread of dengue disease in the coming session of the Punjab Assembly. We want to bring the actual culprits responsible for dengue outbreak in Punjab in the dock, Moonis Elahi stated at the conclusion of his statement.

Zafar Qureshi tried to dictate court: Moonis Elahi's counsel

Lahore (September 06, 2011) District & Sessions Judge Mujahid Mustaqim acting in the capacity of Special Judge Banking Court had adjourned the NICL case hearing on the FIA’s request till September 17. Earlier in today’s proceedings Moonis Elahi’s lawyer during his arguments urged the Honourable Court that if the FIA was being unduly facilitated to appoint a new prosecutor and present a new challan then his client should also be given the due relief denied to him thus far. 

He further argued that in Zafar Qureshi’s request to the Honourable Court nowhere had he asked for a full month to complete the investigation. Moonis Elahi’s lawyer strongly objected to the language used by Zafar Qureshi in his letter addressed to the Honourable Court. He said that the tone and tanner of the said letter was such that it seemed Zafar Qureshi was giving orders to the court and doing so was in his jurisdiction. 

He said that according to contents of the said letter the Honourable Court was nothing more than a post office. The Honourable Court reprimanded the FIA officials for continuously changing the agency’s representative in the course of the proceedings. The Honourable Court instructed the FIA to appoint a permanent representative to be present in the proceedings. On the Court’s inquiry that how much more time did the FIA require to complete the investigation, the FIA officials forwarded an application requesting for one month to complete the task.

Later talking to the media, Moonis Elahi’s lawyer Rai Bashir Ahmad accused Zafar Qureshi of taking undue advantages of the importance given to him by Supreme Court. He further accused Zafar Qureshi of leveraging the Supreme Court’s importance to dictate his own orders to the Lower Courts. He alleged Zafar Qureshi of blackmailing the courts and said that this was neither in the judiciary’s interest nor in the interest of the public. He said that Moonis Elahi to express his faith in the country’s law and the judiciary’s capacity to dispense justice had returned voluntarily from England which had no extradition treaty signed with Pakistan. A large number of Pakistan Muslim League’s supporters were present in the court throughout the day’s proceedings where senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League Moonis Elahi was brought in an armored vehicle amid high security.

Moonis Elahi moves Supreme Court for early hearing of review petition

September 5, 2011

Moonis Elahi, senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League and son of senior federal minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, on Monday filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking an early hearing of his pending review petition.

He prayed the court to fix his review petition along with his stay application for September 9 to meet the ends of justice. The petitioner contended that if his review petition was not heard along with his stay application at an early date, he would suffer irreparable losses and injury to his person as well as reputation, as the hearing of these matters after completion of wrongful, biased, incorrect and inimical investigation would render the fate of these matters before the court infructuous and thus the ends of justice would be frustrated.

On August 18, Moonis filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict of August 8 wherein the apex court reassigned the NICL scam investigation to Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Additional Director General Zafar Ahmed Qureshi. On August 8, the Supreme Court had quashed the suspension order of Zafar Qureshi and directed him to resume his task in recovering the looted money. The court had directed Zafar Qureshi to carry out investigation of the case and asked him to complete the investigation of the cases expeditiously. In his review petition on August 18, Moonis contended that the Supreme Court’s decision of reassigning the NICL scam investigation to Zafar Qureshi was made without hearing his contentions, reservations and point of view, which was against the norms of justice. Thus, he had contended that the decision needed to be reviewed in the best interest of justice.

Moonis Elahi challenges Zafar Qureshi’s reposting

ISLAMABAD - Moonis Elahi has challenged the Supreme Court’s decision for reassigning NICL case investigation to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officer Zafar Qureshi.

Moonis Elahi, who is a PML-Q leader and son of Ch Pervaiz Elahi, is the main accused in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam.

On Thursday, he filed the review petition through Babar Awan against the apex court’s decision to repost FIA Additional Director General Zafar Qureshi in the multi-billion rupee scam. The sources told The Nation that former law minister and PPP leader Babar Awan, in his capacity as a counsel of Moonis, would file two more petitions in the Supreme Court in order to prevent Zafar Qureshi from investigating NICL scam.

In his Thursday’s plea he prayed the court to remove Qureshi as head of the investigation team, claiming that Qureshi may not investigate the case impartially because on February 17, 2011 he had filed a written statement at the Supreme Court stating Moonis Elahi was threatening him. Therefore, it was unlikely that Qureshi would conduct an unbiased investigation, he added.

Babar contended that the court had reposted Zafar Qureshi to investigate NICL case without hearing his point of view which was against the interest of the justice and Article 10A of the constitution. He pleaded the court to admit his review petition for hearing his stance. He said his client has expressed confidence in all the members of the investigation team except Qureshi. The counsel also requested that the court should stop the investigation of the case till the decision on review petition.

The court on August 8 had quashed the federal government’s order regarding the suspension of FIA ADG Zafar Qureshi and directed him to resume NICL probe forthwith and complete the inquiry expeditiously.

The hearing of Moonis Elahi’s acquittal petition in the NICL case has been adjourned to 6 September

Lahore (August 18, 2011) The hearing of Moonis Elahi’s acquittal petition in the NICL case has been adjourned to 6 September on the request of Additional Director General FIA Zaffar Qureshi.  Today as soon as the NICL case hearing began in the court of District Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem, FIA’s Zaffar Qureshi moved a written request asking for a one month adjournment.  The learned judge after a short suspension of proceedings accepted Zaffar Qureshi’s request.  On this unexpected decision, Moonis Elahi’s lawyers argued that the adjournment of the acquittal petition was a clear violation of the written order dated 18 May 2011 of a three member Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry according to which the courts were fully independent in trying Moonis Elahi and they were not to be influenced by the trial of the NICL case in the Supreme Court.  The said order was issued on the request that Moonis Elahi was not getting his due legal relief because the NICL case was also being heard in the Supreme Court, further argued Moonis Elahi’s lawyers.

Rai Bashir Ahmed advocate arguing in the court said that in his 40 years of legal experience never before had an investigation officer ordered the court to grant him one month period for investigation.  The investigation officer of the said case is Chaudhry Ashgar who is still to appear in the court, pleaded Moonis Elahi’s lawyer. He further pleaded that Zaffar Qureshi had deliberately misinformed the court about being unable to complete the investigation due to his transfer on April 18, 2011. He argued that Zaffar Qureshi on March 21, 2011 had informed the honourable court of having completed investigations in two cases and of submitting final case challans. He said that the court should take action against Zaffar Qureshi for furnishing false information to the court. Moonis Elahi’s defence lawyer accused the FIA of turning the case into a personal feud after failing to bring up anything against his client. Later talking to the media, Moonis Elahi’s team of defence lawyers said that they would contest today’s decision right up to the Supreme Court. They particularly pointed out at the honourable judge’s unwarranted suspension of today’s court proceedings twice for 10 and 45 minutes respectively and for staying in the retiring room without specifying any reason.

Earlier, Moonis Elahi was brought amid tight security to the court. A large number of PML workers had come to show their solidarity with the incarcerated leader including Abdullah Yousaf Warraich, Aamna Ulfat, Samina Khawar Hayyat, Seemal Kamran, Umer Farooq Dar.

An open letter of Mr. Moonis Elahi, Addressed to All Pakistanis Including the Ideological Workers of Pakistan Muslim League

An open letter of Mr. Moonis Elahi, Senior Central Leader Pakistan Muslim League

Addressed to All Pakistanis Including the Ideological Workers of Pakistan Muslim League (the Party Which Founded Pakistan)

Mian Nawaz Sharif’s statement on the eve of Pakistan’s 65^th Independence Day, pronouncing the Indian gods and culture similar as that of Pakistan is not only a sinister move to undermine the Two Nation theory but also a deliberate attempt at nullifying the sacrifices of countless Muslims for the creation of Pakistan.  It is apparent from his views that the Indian contract for weakening Pakistan’s ideological foundations has been awarded to “Sharif Brothers & Co” who have their head offices located at Jaati Umra of Amritsar, India and their sub-office at Jaati Umra, Raiwind.  

It is a great historical fact and an undeniable reality that Pakistan was created in the name of Islam.  The Muslims of the Sub-continent struggled for independence under the leadership of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to live in a society that believed in one God unlike the Hindus who worshipped several gods and goddesses. “The Muslims are a separate nation from the Hindus. Our religion, history, culture, architecture, ways of living and eating habits are diametrically opposed to them”, said the Quaid.

But today, a Pakistani politician who claims to head a faction of Muslim League (the very party which founded Pakistan) has the audacity to challenge the very ethos of Pakistan. What a shame, and that too at a time when the nation is going through the toughest period in its history.

Ironically, in the same speech delivered before his Indian guests, the self-styled “amir ul momineen” while enumerating the similarities between Muslims of Pakistan and the predominantly Hindu India identified the dish of “potatoes and meat” (aalu gosht) as one great similarity. One does not have words to condemn this most fickle exercise at finding commonalities between the two most diverse faiths and nations. If “aalu gosht” is what MNS considers as a binding force between India and Pakistan then he should have kept in mind that the meat Indians relish the most is that of the innocent Kashmiri Mussalmans.

The founding fathers of Pakistan must be turning in their graves at this most preposterous and horrific statement made by a Pakistani politician.

We, Pakistanis have suffered tremendous political and financial blows at the hands of Sharif Brothers and Co and they have been getting away with them, but this time round it will be unpatriotic to let them go Scot free. It is now time to put Nawaz Sharif in the dock and the charge should be of staging treason against the Ideology of Pakistan and hatching a conspiracy against the people of Pakistan. I will end my statement with words of a senior Pakistani journalist known for his patriotic views who said “if Nawaz Sharif has such soft corner for Hindus then he should shift his Jaati Umra residence to Amritsar”. 

An open letter of Mr. Moonis Elahi, Addressed to All Pakistanis including the Ideological Workers of Pakistan Muslim League

Moonis Elahi case adjourned until August 18

LAHORE : August 16

HEARING of the National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL) scam against Moonis Elahi and others has been adjourned until August 18 as the judge concerned, Mujahid Mustaqeem, is on leave. On Tuesday, counsel for the Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) had to record arguments before District and Sessions Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem on an application filed by Moonis Elahi, seeking his acquittal in the case under 265-K of CrPC.

NICL scam: Moonis Elahi's case adjourned till 16th August

LAHORE: District and Sessions Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem adjourned till August 16, the hearing NICL land scam case of Chaudhary Moonis Elahi as his counsel completed arguments on acquittal application of FIR no 46/10 on Saturday.Appearing before the court Advocate Amjad Pervaiz the counsel of Chaudhary Moonis Elahi accused of National Insurance Company Limited land scam argued and tried to prove that Moonis Elahi the son of former Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhary Parvaiz Elahi had nothing to do with the land scam of NICL.He argued that all the witnesses of the case who had recorded their statements against Ch. Moonis had denied any sort of involvement of Moonis Elahi in above said scam. He argued that the letter written by Deputy Director FIA to the director FIA about any role of Chaudhary Moonis Elahi in the scam revealed that Moonis was not involve in it. Pervaiz Said repeated all the arguments put in front of special magistrate of banking court Malik Abudur Rasheed.

He said that the statements recorded under section 161 of Penal code could not prove allegations leveled against Moonis as they all refused to say anything which could identify implication of Moonis in land scam of NICL.‘Total amount was paid back to NICL’ he said, adding that ‘admittedly there is no allegations neither I nor my family gave him instruction to transfer said money and admittedly at the time of occurrence of NICL scam neither I nor my family held the portfolio in the management of NICL’. 

He further said that the statements of PW4 in case and IO of the scam had so much significance which showed that the case against Moonis was case of no evidence.A number of people including lawyers, media men and supporters of PML-Q leader Chaudhary Moonis Elahi were present in the court. Proceeding started at 12:20 pm and continued for almost two hours. Amjad Pervaiz, the counsel of Chaudhary Moonis Elahi fought well and put every thing related and to the point about the case to prove that his client was not involved in it but FIA got him involved on malafied intentions.

He completed his arguments on the case based on FIR number 46/10.The Judge adjourned the hearing till August 16 and FIA officials would appear and argue on the case.

Hearing of Moonis Elahi's case adjourned till August 13.

Lahore (11 August 2011) District and Sessions Judge Lahore, Mujahid Mustaqeem has adjourned the hearing of Senior Pakistan Muslim League Leader Moonis Elahi’s acquittal petition in the NICL case to August 13. Earlier Moonis Elahi was brought to the court today in an armored vehicle and amid tight security. When Moonis Elahi stepped out of the vehicle he was greeted by a large gathering of PML workers who were chanting slogans highlighted their young leader’s innocence and courage. Moonis Elahi waved back to the crowd with a victory sign.

At the start of the proceedings Moonis Elahi’s lawyers Rai Bashir Ahmad, Amjad Parvez and Misbah-ur-Rehman Advocates presented the case details to the honourable court. On Moonis Elahi’s acquittal petition filed u/s 249-A, his defence lawyer said that the conspiracy hatched by the FIA to implicate Moonis Elahi in the NICL case had failed miserably.

They said that Moonis Elahi’s name was not in the FIR the prosecution witnesses by testifying to his innocence had also busted the FIA plot. They said that the investigation officer, deputy director FIA Basharat Shahazad had also stated the court that Moonis Elahi had no link with the NICL case. On these grounds the defence lawyers of Moonis Elahi asked the honourable court to accept the acquittal petition of their client. Commenting on the request the honourable court said that the matter would be considered in the next hearing. Later talking to the media Moonis Elahi’s lawyer Rai Bashir Ahmad informed that the acquittal petition could not be discussed today as the Honourable Judge had to attend another important meeting. We want the court to convene a daily hearing of the case and decide according to prescribed law, said Moonis Elahi’s defence lawyer.

An Open Letter by Moonis Elahi

An Open Letter by Moonis Elahi

Addressed to the President, Prime Minister, Parliamentarians, National Newspapers and Tv Channels in Response to Rehman Malik’s Tableeghi Jamaat Comments

Lahore (30 July 2011) Moonis Elahi the incarcerated central leader of Pakistan Muslim League has sent a strong worded message to the president, prime minister, parliamentarians, editors and bosses of national dailies and television channels in condemnation of the recently made insinuating remarks of Federal Interior Minister, Mr. Rehman Malik about Tableeghi Jamaat -a trans-national Islamic spiritual reformation movement. The following is the full text of his letter:

Dear Sir/s

I did not feel as much perturbed on being framed in a false case as I felt after hearing the Federal Interior Minister, Mr. Rehman Malik’s poisonous comments on the role of Tableeghi Jamaat, made recently in London. Although, this is not the first time that Mr. Malik has come in the lime light for his ‘loose talk’ but this time his comments have not only caused great pain to the Muslims of Pakistan but have also proven to be a source of bitter anguish for the global Muslim community at large. As a Muslim, I feel that it is my religious right and obligation to respond to Mr. Malik’s sullied and irresponsible comments before somebody out of his mind starts taking such nonsensical comments seriously.

As we all know that Tableeghi Jamaat is a trans-national religious movement which primarily aims at Islamic spiritual reformation by working at the grass roots, reaching out to Muslims across all social and economic spectra. This movement has promoted peace and harmony across the world and has always condemned evils like terrorism and sectarianism in unequivocal terms. It is a fact known to everyone that despite holding the second largest congregation of Muslims in the world after Hajj one cannot find a single incident where any of the organizers or participants has ever been allowed to bring fire arms at the congregation venue. It is also an acknowledged fact that millions of Tableeghi Jamaat members have travelled the world far and wide and never has any foreign government or an important foreign dignitary ever held their activities questionable. Even after the 9/11 debacle in the aftermath of which names of many extremist individuals and outfits came to the fore at no occasion was Tableeghi Jamaat branded among them.

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I have no hesitation in saying that Mr. Rehman Malik’s comments have not only hurt the sentiments of the Muslims of Pakistan but have also rendered an irreparable blow to the country’s reputation abroad. If by associating the despicable terms of ‘terrorism and brainwashing’ with a peaceful Islamic movement like Tableeghi Jamaat, Mr. Malik’s intent was to please any worldly power then he should know that casting such aspersions mean nothing to those who place Allah Above All.

I appeal the Honorable President and Prime Minister of the Islamic Democratic Republic of Pakistan to immediately take serious notice of the Federal Interior Minister’s irresponsible remarks. I also appeal the two Excellencies to contemplate promulgation of immediate steps to prevent repetition of such unfortunate incidents in future. And last but not least, I also appeal to the country’s high-ups to particularly ‘Control’ Mr. Rehman Malik from hurting the nation’s sentiments and from repeatedly embarrassing the country and in this particular case the Muslim Ummah by his reckless and irresponsible statements.

Humbly Yours,

Moonis Elahi

Jawed Iqbal Cartoonist Predication about Moonis Elahi

Ch. Shujaat Hussain accepts Nawaz Sharif's debate challenge in National Assembly

ISLAMABAD (INP) - PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has accepted the challenge by the PML-N to debate in the National Assembly the corruption allegations against Moonis Elahi. Since the deal between Warraich family and the NICL had been cancelled, there was no substance in the propaganda launched by PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif against Moonis Elahi, he said. 

In an exclusive interview with INP news agency, Shujaat said the PML-Q had not been provided any opportunity to be heard properly at any forum which was against the principles of justice. 

He said since day one, they were clear indications that this campaign had been launched by the Sharif family. “Now their claim to debate the issue in the National Assembly will unmask their real face.” 

“The propaganda against Moonis was so strong and well-planned that no court was ready to listen to the version of my family,” Shujaat said, adding: “But the PML-N’s claim to debate the issue in parliament would also provide us an opportunity to establish facts against the fiction.”
Shujaat argued how justice could be done if the defendant was not properly heard and only fiction had been preferred to facts.



 
About his party’s alliance with the ruling PPP, he said his party was looking for a long-term strategic partnership with the PPP and despite some difficulties, it would opt for seat adjustments with the ruling party in next elections