Featured Panama Papers case: PM submits reply to defamation suit after four years

[muhammadhafeezmalik]

Prime Minister Imran Khan has told a court that one of his friends had told him that someone known to him and also the Sharif family had approached him with an offer to pay billions of rupees if he could convince him (Khan) to stop pursuing the Panama Papers case before the Supreme Court.


In a written reply submitted in response to a defamation suit filed in 2017 by Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Mr Khan said he disclosed the incident for the consumption of the public at large and in the interest of the public good which does not constitute any defamation.


“The narration of the incident is neither baseless nor unfounded as it is based on the occurrence of an incident, i.e. the visit of Mr Omar Farooq and his relaying of the offer,” states the reply of the prime minister filed by his legal team on Tuesday before a sessions court.


The reply further states that Mr Khan did not specifically attribute any statement to the plaintiff (Shehbaz) while narrating the incident. It says the plaintiff and the defendant are political rivals and have been facing each other in the political arena for more than two decades. Shehbaz himself made numerous defaming and malicious statements against Mr Khan, leaders of PTI and other political parties in the past.


The prime minister in his reply reiterated that the narration of the incident had been relayed in the public interest, in a fair manner and is in no way an assertion which was factually wrong or malicious.


Mr Khan asks the court to dismiss the suit as Shehbaz is not entitled to any damages.


In his reply, the prime minster also challenges the territorial jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit.


Previously, the legal team of Mr Khan had also questioned the territorial jurisdiction of the court, however, withdrew the same.


Additional District and Sessions Judge Mudassir Farid adjourned further hearing of the suit till Aug 4.


The legal counsel for Shehbaz requested the court to issue frames on the next hearing.


The defamation suit states that Khan uttered false and malicious statements against Shehbaz that the latter offered Rs10 billion to the former through a common friend in exchange of withdrawing the case of Panama Papers pending before 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 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 Rs10 billion as compensation for the publication of defamatory content in favour of the plaintiff.

Panama Papers case: PM submits reply to defamation suit after four years

Defamation suit says PM falsely stated that Shehbaz offered Rs10bn to him in exchange for withdrawing Panama Papers case.

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[Xone]

Wow, what an answer for defaming the others in the name of politics!
The Man who wants to be most ethical and trustworthy in the eyes of the people is bloody dishonest and deceitful to exploit the people to get his underhand goal of maligning the rival party leader.

 

[alee92nawaz]

Prime Minister Imran Khan has told a court that one of his friends had told him that someone known to him and also the Sharif family had approached him with an offer to pay billions of rupees if he could convince him (Khan) to stop pursuing the Panama Papers case before the Supreme Court.


In a written reply submitted in response to a defamation suit filed in 2017 by Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Mr Khan said he disclosed the incident for the consumption of the public at large and in the interest of the public good which does not constitute any defamation.


“The narration of the incident is neither baseless nor unfounded as it is based on the occurrence of an incident, i.e. the visit of Mr Omar Farooq and his relaying of the offer,” states the reply of the prime minister filed by his legal team on Tuesday before a sessions court.


The reply further states that Mr Khan did not specifically attribute any statement to the plaintiff (Shehbaz) while narrating the incident. It says the plaintiff and the defendant are political rivals and have been facing each other in the political arena for more than two decades. Shehbaz himself made numerous defaming and malicious statements against Mr Khan, leaders of PTI and other political parties in the past.


The prime minister in his reply reiterated that the narration of the incident had been relayed in the public interest, in a fair manner and is in no way an assertion which was factually wrong or malicious.


Mr Khan asks the court to dismiss the suit as Shehbaz is not entitled to any damages.


In his reply, the prime minster also challenges the territorial jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit.


Previously, the legal team of Mr Khan had also questioned the territorial jurisdiction of the court, however, withdrew the same.


Additional District and Sessions Judge Mudassir Farid adjourned further hearing of the suit till Aug 4.


The legal counsel for Shehbaz requested the court to issue frames on the next hearing.


The defamation suit states that Khan uttered false and malicious statements against Shehbaz that the latter offered Rs10 billion to the former through a common friend in exchange of withdrawing the case of Panama Papers pending before 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 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 Rs10 billion as compensation for the publication of defamatory content in favour of the plaintiff.

Panama Papers case: PM submits reply to defamation suit after four years

Defamation suit says PM falsely stated that Shehbaz offered Rs10bn to him in exchange for withdrawing Panama Papers case.

www.dawn.com

Pathetic

 

[problemfreeleader]

Prime Minister Imran Khan has told a court that one of his friends had told him that someone known to him and also the Sharif family had approached him with an offer to pay billions of rupees if he could convince him (Khan) to stop pursuing the Panama Papers case before the Supreme Court.


In a written reply submitted in response to a defamation suit filed in 2017 by Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Mr Khan said he disclosed the incident for the consumption of the public at large and in the interest of the public good which does not constitute any defamation.


“The narration of the incident is neither baseless nor unfounded as it is based on the occurrence of an incident, i.e. the visit of Mr Omar Farooq and his relaying of the offer,” states the reply of the prime minister filed by his legal team on Tuesday before a sessions court.


The reply further states that Mr Khan did not specifically attribute any statement to the plaintiff (Shehbaz) while narrating the incident. It says the plaintiff and the defendant are political rivals and have been facing each other in the political arena for more than two decades. Shehbaz himself made numerous defaming and malicious statements against Mr Khan, leaders of PTI and other political parties in the past.


The prime minister in his reply reiterated that the narration of the incident had been relayed in the public interest, in a fair manner and is in no way an assertion which was factually wrong or malicious.


Mr Khan asks the court to dismiss the suit as Shehbaz is not entitled to any damages.


In his reply, the prime minster also challenges the territorial jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit.


Previously, the legal team of Mr Khan had also questioned the territorial jurisdiction of the court, however, withdrew the same.


Additional District and Sessions Judge Mudassir Farid adjourned further hearing of the suit till Aug 4.


The legal counsel for Shehbaz requested the court to issue frames on the next hearing.


The defamation suit states that Khan uttered false and malicious statements against Shehbaz that the latter offered Rs10 billion to the former through a common friend in exchange of withdrawing the case of Panama Papers pending before 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 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 Rs10 billion as compensation for the publication of defamatory content in favour of the plaintiff.

Panama Papers case: PM submits reply to defamation suit after four years

Defamation suit says PM falsely stated that Shehbaz offered Rs10bn to him in exchange for withdrawing Panama Papers case.

www.dawn.com

Imran Niazi pti became pm with support of invisible powers thy wanted to change fate fortune of Pakistani nation make it riyaste madina for naya new Pakistan but unfortunately nothing happened no promise fulfilled except eating foreign funds creating hype of corona first second third fourth so many layers still coming until Jewish policy fully collapse your collapsing economy already education business sector badly effected so many funds from so many countries no one know where it gone so many pti politicians involved in severe corruption but nab useless department will only act when they are not in government no recovery from previous corrupt political leaders on which imran pti promised 1000 times in dharna time but 0% recovery no improvement in justice system insaf slogan word is useless of pti heavy taxes imposed on poor nation in the form of utility bills daily need items car home medicines clothes onions tomato petrol cooking oils etc etc price change never heard in history cost of living become miserable for common person except imran lavish life style and his ministers including previous corrupt politicians sarkari official beurocrats on the hard earned money of public no infrastructure no roads repaired no new mega projects just playing making fun of already humiliated tortured nation since Musharraf time when every minute every where was suicide blast GOD bless SAVE Pakistan from Evil hands in the form of humans

 

[El Sidd]

So which territorial authority should open the investigations? If the intention was bribing and not proceeding with the revelations of Panama Papers, well not one conviction has taken place after series of botched technicalities marred government prosecutions.

The courts hearing the case should also take note of extreme lethargic and protracted processes delaying and denying justice in the country.

 

[fisher1]

So which territorial authority should open the investigations? If the intention was bribing and not proceeding with the revelations of Panama Papers, well not one conviction has taken place after series of botched technicalities marred government prosecutions.

Imran Khan is above law.

Get with the times