ISLAMABAD: Former President and PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has sent legal notice to Chairman PTI Imran Khan, asking him to tender unconditional apology over his allegations within 14 days, or else face “appropriate legal proceedings, civil as well as criminal, before the competent Courts of law and forums of Pakistan as well as of England, including but not limited to Suit for Damages for Rs.10,000,000,000/- (Rupees ten billion Only).”
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The notice was sent by prominent lawyer Farook H Naek, saying that “on 27.01.2023, you in your Video link address, which was broadcasted on almost all news channels all over the world including England and reported in all newspapers globally as well as in Pakistan including Karachi, made false, fabricated and scandalous remarks/statements as well as levelled baseless allegations of serious nature against our client. You in your Video link address stated that “Asif Zardari has paid his corruption money to a terrorist organisation being supported by powerful state agency facilitators to launch another attack on me.” Moreover you also included our client in four people who are allegedly plotting to assassinate you. Your aforesaid statements are being highly reported on print and social media and the Same are also being broadcasted globally including in England.”
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By way of the notice, Asif Zardari said that your above said actions have maligned, smeared and dishonored our client’s name and reputation within the country as well as abroad as the same is an attack on his personal life as well as on his political career. You through your malicious accusations have injured and defamed our client with ulterior motives to get undue benefit in current political situation of the country.
It said “through your above said defamatory actions against our client, you have committed utterly unjustified and inexcusable defamation just to malign our client’s reputation in Pakistan as well as in the world causing severe agony, mental stress and loss of reputation. You are, therefore, hereby called upon to render unconditional apology from our client, on television, print and social media, within 14 (fourteen) days from the receipt of this notice, failing whereof, our client shall be constrained to institute appropriate legal proceedings against you, civil as well as criminal, before the competent Courts of law and forums of Pakistan as well as of England, including but not limited to Suit for Damages for Rs.10,000,000,000/- (Rupees ten billion Only) at your risk as to cost and consequences.”
AAZ Legal Notice
