ISLAMABAD, July 21 (TNS): Session court on Friday
issued a second notice to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)
Chairman Imran Khan on Rs10 billion suit for damages
filed by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif under
Defamation Ordinance 2002.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Azfar Sultan
sought a response from Khan while issuing him a notice
for August 21.
The suit filed through Advocate Mustafa Ramday states
that the defendant (Imran Khan) in April last started
uttering false and malicious statements against the
plaintiff (Shahbaz Sharif) that the latter offered Rs10
billion to the former through a common friend in exchange
of withdrawing the case of Panama Papers pending with the
Supreme Court.
It says the plaintiff served a legal notice on the
defendant asking him to tender a proper apology within 14
days through print and electronic media. However, the
defendant failed to make an apology and the plaintiff was
left with no option but to approach the court for
recovery of damages.
The suit pleads that the baseless and defamatory
statements by the defendant were widely circulated by
media, lowered the integrity of the plaintiff and caused
him extreme mental torture, agony and anxiety.
The court has been requested to issue a decree for
recovery of Rs10bn as compensation for the publication of
defamatory content in favour of the plaintiff.
At the last hearing of the case on July 7, the court had
issued a notice to Imran Khan for July 21. However, when
the PTI chief failed to submit his response during
today’s hearing, the court issued a second notice to
Khan, giving him until August 21 to file his response.
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