Court issues arrest warrant for Raja Pervez Ashraf

Author: Agencies

LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday issued a warrant for the arrest of former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Raja Pervez Ashraf for not appearing before the court in a case regarding illegal appointments in Gujranwala Electric Power Supply Company (GEPCO).

Accountability court judge Najamul Hassan heard the case, during which Raja Pervez Ashraf’s lawyer submitted an exemption from court plea, stating that the former prime minister is out of country due to wife’s illness and therefore, he could not appear in the court.

The judge dismissed the plea after properly going through it and ordered to present the accused in next hearing at any cost. The court has also issued arrest warrant for Raja Pervez Ashraf for April 19.

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