DUBAI: The authorities in Dubai have refused to entertain an strive to hotel a case of criminal defamation swimsuit on behalf of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan via his legal professional.
The former high minister — whose govt was once ousted after a vote of no self assurance remaining April, introduced in December remaining yr about educating a legal professional in Dubai to record a defamation swimsuit and criminal lawsuits within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against Geo News, its anchor Shahzeb Khanzada and Dubai-based businessman Umer Farooq Zahoor.
The resources throughout the Dubai authorities have showed that Khan’s legal professional Hassan Aslam Shad had, previous this yr, contacted Al Barsha Police Station to register the case as introduced via the PTI leader, however the Dubai police refused to entertain his request due to loss of proof.
It was once just about 3 months in the past on December 17 remaining yr when the previous premier mentioned in a tweet: “My UAE lawyers led by Hassan Shad have now filed criminal defamation (libel and slander) proceedings under the UAE law against Geo TV, Shahzeb Khanzada and fraudster Umer Farooq Zahoor.”
“Alhumdulillah. It is a great honor & privilege for me to fight for my leader & the last hope for millions of Pakistanis. This is a huge responsibility on my shoulders. May Allah Almighty enable us to expose all hypocrites and show their true face to the world,” Khan’s lawyer tweeted, responding to the PTI chairman’s tweet.
Three months later, the cricketer-turned-politician’s lawyer failed to initiate “criminal defamation (libel and slander) proceedings under the UAE laws” against Zahoor, Geo tv and Geo News anchor Khanzada.
The resources within the authorities in Dubai mentioned that the applying has now not been entertained, because it didn’t have any relevance within the native rules and with native issues, and the legal professional, too, was once not able to persuade the police at the deserves of the case as he had desired.
The News and Geo despatched a number of requests to Khan’s legal professional searching for an replace and his model for this tale, however he did not reply to the questions about WhatsApp, leaving the messages on learn.
The building got here after Zahoor claimed in Khanzada’s show Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath that the PTI chairman’s other people offered a dear wristwatch in 2019 — talented to former premier via the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman — for $2 million, which have been in the community value round Rs280 million on the time of the sale.
The businessman additionally claimed some PTI contributors sought after to promote the look forward to $4 million to $5 million, however after negotiations, he bought it for $2 million. He mentioned the bills had been made in money on Farah Khan’s insistence — who’s a pal of Khan’s spouse Bushra Bibi.
