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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz on Monday sent a Rs1 billion defamation notice to notice to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Spokesman Naeemul Haq, it has been learnt.
The notice was sent after Naeemul Haq accused Maryam Nawaz of being responsible for the security leaks regarding the high-level national security meeting.
“The accusation/statement against our client is defamatory, false, mala fide, scandalous, untrue, without any evidence,” added the notice.
The notice demands from the PTI leader to tender an unconditional apology and retract the accusations made. It also demands for the same to be published in newspapers.
“In case of failure, our client [Maryam] will be constrained to initiate legal proceedings, including civil and criminal, against you at your own risk,” stated the legal notice which was sent thorugh Sardar Kalim Ilyas, Advocate Supreme Court.
The PTI leader was also asked to, “Stop making such accusations for which you have no proof, which is false and untrue”.
The accusation was broadcast on October 31 on different channels, including ARY News Channel, and tickers were also run on news channel, read the legal notice sent to Haq.
Earlier this month, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had sent a legal notice to PTI chairman Imran Khan under the defamation law, requiring the latter to make a public apology and withdraw ‘false’ allegations of corruption levelled against the former.
The notice sent through Advocate Mustafa Ramday under Section 8 of the Defamation Ordinance 2002 says: “Your false vilification of Shahbaz Sharif’s intentions has the potential to erode the carefully built trust with domestic and international partners that has wider ramifications on development in Punjab and national progress overall.”
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Oct 31, 2016 10:05pm
Shows the penchant of the rich and powerful. Not satisfied with millions or hundreds of millions. It has to be Billions!
Must be natural phenomena with them, with the Billions they have accumulated overseas? Anything less is not good enough for them.
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Oct 31, 2016 10:08pm
Wow
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Oct 31, 2016 10:17pm
So 50% of Rs 1 billion will go to our ex information minister as loyalty token money if win.
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Oct 31, 2016 10:28pm
About time that people are made responsible for their statements. If you have proof, bring it forth. An appology is in order otherwise.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:02pm
@Skeptic
Really!
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Oct 31, 2016 11:02pm
If we have good defamation laws, I am wondering some political leaders would have nothing to say.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:19pm
That sounds like a desperate attempt by Maryam, when she was present at the meeting and the information was known to her well. She should instead condemn the leak and cooperate and provide information on how this security information that was supposed to stay within government circles may have been leaked instead of throwing law suits and complaining about this. Everyone at that meeting who was with Nawaz is fully responsible for this happening.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:23pm
They talk and deal and loot in billions only
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Oct 31, 2016 11:28pm
With so many defamation cases flying around at the moment the courts must be very busy.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:31pm
@Dr Asad
And what are your thoughts on people held responsible on their actions? Specially when it comes to corruption? And then they refuse to give accountability.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:38pm
When will we learn lessons of avoiding blame game in Pakistan,the country and people are suffering,this is not democracy,this only happens in Pakistan and India
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Oct 31, 2016 11:51pm
Not politics, in Pakistan it has become jock.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:59pm
Proof? Do we really need proof of Sharif family's wrongdoing? Isn't it all out in the open?
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Nov 01, 2016 12:00am
Just money......and money.....by hook or crook....they want money
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Nov 01, 2016 12:09am
Good one easy way to earn money
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Nov 01, 2016 12:14am
Why does she can't wait till inquiry completed?
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Nov 01, 2016 12:15am
@Dr Asad - "About time that people are made responsible for their statements..."
Didn't Nawaz Sharif promise to get rid of load shedding within a year as part of his election campaign? So, shouldn't he be held accountable for making a deliberate false statement to the entire nation?
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Nov 01, 2016 12:19am
I dream that one day Pakistan will be clean of corruption and people living peacefully and not talking about their overseas banks accounts and properties in High streets.It is shame that now people file defamation suits of billions matching their overseas worth.
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Nov 01, 2016 12:25am
The sharifs wants their Billions one way or the other.
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Nov 01, 2016 12:34am
She should have a foundation giving one billion rupees to the poor.
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Nov 01, 2016 12:43am
How about sending a compensation notice to people in gov and you who blocked GT road today and i am unable to go back home from islamabad, and i am in office right now. I pay taxes i file returns i never ever did anything against the law. where are my rights Madam Maryam nawaz sahiba?? sitting home \sending IK notice because PTI damage PMLN reputation is very easy. do you have enough in your bank to pay what i am going through right now.which is not even comparable to other people misery and especially families of ones who died
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Nov 01, 2016 12:49am
What a silly joke?
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Nov 01, 2016 12:56am
Might help pay those CPEC loan bills and perhaps cover her own ministry's extravagant expenses...
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Nov 01, 2016 02:26am
Clear your name and in panama leaks first.
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Nov 01, 2016 02:45am
Srange and unblievable.Peaple are sufferig ,the very eistence of the state is in danger because of hungry lions and this princess is after more and more easy money.WHAT A SHAME.
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Nov 01, 2016 04:42am
NS family is always after opportunity to get more and more money. Here you go. Another opportunity to earn 1Billion.
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Nov 01, 2016 05:28am
@Dr Asad Well said ... Couldn't agree more!
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Nov 01, 2016 05:34am
@Skeptic every one who is defamed has full right to demand an apology. Telling always lies is culture of PTI and it has to stop.
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Nov 01, 2016 05:50am
Have nothing better to do???
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Nov 01, 2016 06:04am
Bravo Maryum teach them a lesson and hit them where it hurts most, in their pockets. That will shut them up in future and they will think 100 times over before they spew venom of hatred and false allegation which has no base.
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Nov 01, 2016 06:25am
R idiculous threat.
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Nov 01, 2016 06:40am
Don't worry she will spend that money for " samajhi bahbood"..if anything like that still exists
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Nov 01, 2016 06:49am
What was their claim to fame to begin with?? That they say they were defamed.?
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Nov 01, 2016 07:14am
reputation of our client? excuse me while I try to supress my laughter
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Nov 01, 2016 07:31am
@Arslan Malik you so right
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Nov 01, 2016 07:59am
@Skeptic , PTI leadership have a habit of lying and baseless allegations against anyone they do not like. We all remember the 35 Puncher ( than Imran said it was a Joke) They said Ex.CJ had a massive roll in their election loss , whatever happened to that allegation, PTI even failed to bring it up during the Election Tribunal even though Ex.CJ Choudary has asked the Supreme court that he wants to the first in the witness stand but his name was never called by PTI.
Now , Maryam Nawaz, when will they stop? They have all the right to accuse someone but have some documentations to stand on. She has all the right to go to the court. And I wish a judge award her that money . This is the only way the PTI guys will shut up with nonsense like these.
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Nov 01, 2016 08:11am
Totally with Ms. Maryam. We expect some responsible statements from the person who is going to be the leader of millions.
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Nov 01, 2016 08:57am
“Your false vilification of Shahbaz Sharif’s intentions has the potential to erode the carefully built trust with domestic and international partners that has wider ramifications on development in Punjab and national progress overall.”
What a squeaky clean country and leaders we have. Oh, makes me so tearful to know all this!
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Nov 01, 2016 09:04am
did she even read the court documents?
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Nov 01, 2016 09:05am
Good going.
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Nov 01, 2016 09:08am
PML is losing in punjab too. Imran kina zindabad. Whole punjab support PTI. End this family rule in pakistan.
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Nov 01, 2016 11:31am
It's a little lesson for those who speak before think.
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Nov 01, 2016 12:55pm
How will she counter the viber messages? These notices mean nothing. They are just for the public. She has been defamed in other countries as well when we heard it in, say UK. Why not bring an action in UK? Better law and justice will prevail. But they know what the outcome would be as well. So just stick to notices for public consumption.
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Nov 01, 2016 02:55pm
Where It is written that u r charged with 1 billion Rupees!!!
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Nov 01, 2016 06:37pm
@Floydian I am sad for your loss but to inform you I traveled from Lahore to Islamabad today via GT road and the traffic is also 'rawan dawan' from Islamabad to Lahore. Also Islamabad Lahore motorway is open for light vehicles, cars etc (though not for public transporters, buses , hi-ace etc). Thank you.
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