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LHC seeks reply from home secretary on plea of Parvez Elahi's wifeBreaking

August 07, 2023

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought reply from the additional home secretary on the request of Qaisara Elahi, wife of former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, for a meeting with her incarcerated husband. Justice Raheel Kamran on Monday heard the petition and issued a notice to the additional home secretary and ordered him to submit a reply on Tuesday. The justice remarked that detention is not a punishment. The court would not allow the state to usurp the rights of the masses. State rules allow meeting of family with a person in jail. Justice Kamran questioned the public prosecutor how a meeting of a wife her husband would endanger the government. The judge asked him to review the rules. The public prosecutor claimed that the petitioner did not apply for a meeting with her husband. Later, the court adjourned the hearing for Tuesday.

 
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