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Court issues notice to Sethi over ‘derogatory’ remarks
[DAWN] ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday issued a notice to anchorperson Najam Sethi on a defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Imran Khan ... aka The Great Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer... for passing "derogatory" remarks against him. Mr Khan has claimed Rs10 billion in terms of damages and compensation from Mr Sethi for intruding on his private life. Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Basit Aleem took up Mr Khan’s application and issued the notice to Mr Sethi for Aug 9. The judge, however, rejected a request from Mr Khan’s counsel for an order to the private television channel to restrain Mr Sethi from hosting his programme Najam Sethi Show, saying the matter may be raised before another ADSJ, Mohammad Ali Warraich, who would take up Mr Khan’s application. In the application, the prime minister said Mr Sethi’s programme aired on March 28, "openly slandered the family and private life of the plaintiff [PM Khan] with an object to degrade and defame the plaintiff in the eyes of general public". Previous appearances: Najam Sethi 2016-10-28 Cricket players should offer prayers instead of doing push-ups, suggests PML-N lawmaker Najam Sethi 2015-10-20 Minister concerned over rising anti-Pakistan sentiments in India Najam Sethi 2015-07-14 Howzzat Posted by: Fred 2019-08-05 |
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