LHC adjourns hearing of suo moto proceedings

LAHORE - Justice Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq of the Lahore High Court has adjourned hearing till July 25 of suo moto proceedings initiated after issuance of arrest warrants by an additional district & sessions judge against former Punjab chief minister Pervez Elahi, chief secretary Salman Siddique and others for their non-appearance before the court.

On Friday, the complainant of the case, Dr Maqsood Hussain appearing before the court sought short adjournment to engage his counsel. On which the court deferred the proceedings.

Meanwhile, counsels for former chief minister Pervez Elahi, former health secretary Javed Malik, former MS Mayo Hospital Dr Fayyaz Ranjha, former SSP Lahore Amir Zulfiqar and former chief secretary Punjab Salman Siddiq submitted their power of attorneys.

On previous date of hearing, the court had suspended the proceedings of the Qazf case and order of arrest warrants issued by AD&SJ and summoned the record of the case.