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Defamation: Pakistan opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif appeals court to hear case against PM Imran Khan daily
Islamabad: Pakistan's opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has appealed to a Sessions Court to conduct daily hearing of the defamation suit filed by him against PM Imran Khan.
"In a defamation case that I filed against Imran Khan for his blatant lies of offering him Rs. 10 billion, he has sought 33 deferments so far. I have petitioned the court to hear the case on daily basis. IK failed to submit his written reply to the court despite passage of 3 years," Sharif tweeted on Saturday.
In a defamation case that I filed against Imran Khan for his blatant lies of offering him Rs. 10 billion, he has sought 33 deferments so far. I have petitioned the court to hear the case on daily basis. IK failed to submit his written reply to the court despite passage of 3 years
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) September 12, 2020
In 2017, Shehbaz Sharif sent a Rs 10 billion defamation notice to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, reports Geo News.
The notice, which had been filed under sections 4 and 9 of the Defamation Ordinance, 2002, stated that Imran falsely accused Shehbaz of making him a financial offer for his “silence over the Panama Papers case”, reports the newspaper.
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