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In 2010, Elahi was accused of corruption of Rs 320 million during his father's tenure as the Chief Minister of Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|title=NICL scandal: FIA draws Moonis Elahi deeper into land scam - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/243875/nicl-scandal-fia-draws-moonis-elahi-deeper-into-land-scam/|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Magistrate hands over Moonis to FIA - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/134824/magistrate-hands-over-moonis-to-fia/|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=19 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> As a result, he was arrested and jailed.<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> He was acquitted in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moonis acquitted in NICL case|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/667951/moonis-acquitted-in-nicl-case|accessdate=21 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 October 2011|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=From the|title=Moonis Elahi acquitted, freed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/668040|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 October 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Elahi was accused of corruption of Rs 320 million during his father's tenure as the Chief Minister of Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|title=NICL scandal: FIA draws Moonis Elahi deeper into land scam - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/243875/nicl-scandal-fia-draws-moonis-elahi-deeper-into-land-scam/|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Magistrate hands over Moonis to FIA - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/134824/magistrate-hands-over-moonis-to-fia/|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=19 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> As a result, he was arrested and jailed.<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> He was acquitted in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moonis acquitted in NICL case|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/667951/moonis-acquitted-in-nicl-case|accessdate=21 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 October 2011|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=From the|title=Moonis Elahi acquitted, freed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/668040|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 October 2011}}</ref>

Moonis Elahi was acquitted, freed on 21st October 2011. Accepting Mr, Elahi’s application for acquittal, Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem said the prosecution had failed to prove charges of money-laundering against him. <ref>{{cite news|title=Moonis Elahi acquitted, freed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/668040|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 October 2011|language=en}}</ref>


In 2016, he was named in the ] among 258 Pakistanis having offshore accounts .<ref>{{cite news|title=Moonis has nothing to do with offshore accounts|url=http://nation.com.pk/11-May-2016/moonis-has-nothing-to-do-with-offshore-accounts|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=The Nation}}</ref> In 2016, he was named in the ] among 258 Pakistanis having offshore accounts .<ref>{{cite news|title=Moonis has nothing to do with offshore accounts|url=http://nation.com.pk/11-May-2016/moonis-has-nothing-to-do-with-offshore-accounts|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=The Nation}}</ref>

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Moonis ElahiMPA
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Personal details
Born (1976-04-12) 12 April 1976 (age 48)
Lahore, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (Q)
ParentChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (father)

Chaudhry Moonis Elahi (Template:Lang-ur; born 12 April 1976) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Early life and education

Elahi was born on 12 April 1976 in Lahore, Pakistan to Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

He received a BBA degree in 1999 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

After completing his education, he returned to Pakistan and joined his family business.

Political career

Elahi ran for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML (Q)) in two constituencies (Lahore and Gujrat) in the Pakistani general election, 2008. He won the Gujrat constituency but was unsuccessful in the Lahore constituency where he lost the seat to a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).

Elahi was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML (Q) for the Gujrat constituency in the Pakistani general election, 2013.

Controversies

In 2010, Elahi was accused of corruption of Rs 320 million during his father's tenure as the Chief Minister of Punjab. As a result, he was arrested and jailed. He was acquitted in 2011.

Moonis Elahi was acquitted, freed on 21st October 2011. Accepting Mr, Elahi’s application for acquittal, Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem said the prosecution had failed to prove charges of money-laundering against him.

In 2016, he was named in the Panama Papers among 258 Pakistanis having offshore accounts .

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Chaudhry Moonis Elahi". DAWN.COM. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "Moonis won't run for Lahore seat". DAWN.COM. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. Malik, Mansoor (2 June 2013). "• 245 newcomers • Two couples among MPAs: A raft of pledges in PA precinct". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (13 May 2013). "Shujaat says results beyond expectations". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 August 2017. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  6. "NICL scandal: FIA draws Moonis Elahi deeper into land scam - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. "Magistrate hands over Moonis to FIA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  8. "Moonis acquitted in NICL case". DAWN.COM. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. Newspaper, From the (21 October 2011). "Moonis Elahi acquitted, freed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. "Moonis Elahi acquitted, freed". DAWN.COM. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. "Moonis has nothing to do with offshore accounts". The Nation. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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