Pakistan, May 9 -- The Accountability Court Lahore, while issuing a written order on the petition filed by Moonis Elahi against the decisions of declaring him an absconder, confiscating his property and auctioning it, has stated that approving this petition of the absconding accused would actually be tantamount to promoting absconding.

The court observed that this application is not admissible based on the principle of deprivation of legal rights due to absconding. The application has no legal status in the eyes of the law and is therefore dismissed.

Judge Rana Muhammad Arif of the Accountability Court Lahore has issued a written order.

The decision has stated that the application was filed by Qaisra Elahi through a special power of at...