Moonis Elahi, son of PTI President Parvez Elahi, was declared an absconder on Monday by a Lahore accountability court in a case pertaining to allegations of receiving billions in kickbacks in development projects.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) completed the proceeding of declaring Elahi as proclaimed offender and submitted report in court.
Judge Naseem Ahmed Virk said that an advertisement was also published for Moonis Elahi but he failed to appear before the court.
The court completed formal proceedings on a plea of the accountability bureau.
Earlier, the NAB submitted a report in court that accused Moonis Elahi went in hiding to avoid arrest in the case.
Moonis Elahi is accused of corruption of billions of rupees in development projects across Punjab.
The former federal minister left Pakistan last year after he charged of multiple graft cases against him.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in August lodged a case against Parvez Elahi and his son Moonis under the charges of alleged money laundering.
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