ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said that his lawyers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have filed a defamation case against fraudster Umar Farooq Zahoor, Geo News and its anchorperson Shahzeb Khanzada for airing a programme that alleged PTI chief’s involvement in the sale of Toshakhana gifts.
Imran Khan informed his lawyers have also file demand notice to the private TV and Mir Shakeel in USA.
My team of lawyers led by Fasih U Din filed demand notice to Geo and Mir Shakeel in USA. Disinformation and Fake News culture of GEO and it’s handlers will be dealt with in courts. pic.twitter.com/ZOg7M0bWa1
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 17, 2022
The PTI chairman, in a statement on Saturday, stated that his UAE lawyers led by Hassan Shad have now filed criminal defamation (libel and slander) proceedings under UAE law against Geo TV, Shahzeb Khanzada and fraudster Umer Farooq Zahoor.
My UAE lawyers led by Hassan Shad have now filed criminal defamation (libel and slander) proceedings under UAE law against Geo TV, Shahzeb Khanzada and fraudster Umer Farooq Zahoor.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 17, 2022
Similarly, he said that his team of lawyers led by Fasih-Uddin filed demand notice to Geo and Mir Shakeel in USA. Imran Khan stated that disinformation and fake news culture of GEO and it’s handlers would be dealt with in courts.
Marriyum questions filing of case against Geo in US
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday questioned the filing of a case by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan against Geo News and Mir Shakeelur Rahman in the United States.
Is the Case filed in California ? https://t.co/L1z4gVOJRx
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) December 17, 2022
“Is the case filed in California,” she asked Imran Khan while responding to his tweet, which said his team of lawyers led by Fasih Uddin filed a demand notice to Geo and Mir Shakeel in the US.
