Pakistan
Shahbaz Sharif, his son-in-law win 'round one' of defamation case against Daily Mail
Shahbaz Sharif and his son-in-law Imran Ali Yousaf have won the first round of a defamation case against the UK based English newspaper Daily Mail.
A case was filed in London High Court for an article published in the Daily in which claimant said to have contained words that were a source of damage to the reputation of the defendants.
شہباز شریف کے برطانوی اخبار ڈیلی میل اور صحافی ڈیوڈ روز کے خلاف ہتک کے دعویٰ کی سماعت@CMShehbaz #DailyMail pic.twitter.com/TWqt7GRBIh
— GNN (@gnnhdofficial) February 5, 2021
London High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin on read out an initial ruling in a virtual hearing for the case in support of both Sharif and Yousaf. Further, Mr Nicklin remarked that the words used in the article published in question authored by David Rose can be deemed as insulting.
He further declared that the article against Sharif and Yousaf was "Chase Level 1 defamation" which means the uppermost form of defamation and were declared guilty of corruption on the basis of presumptions while there was no substantiation.
Earlier, the paper had alleged that Shahbaz Sharif was involved in funds embezzlement, the funds given to Pakistan by the British taxpayers.
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