ISLAMABAD: Anchorperson Najam Sethi lands in hot waters over issue ofdefamation notice from PM Imran Khan.
A local court on Saturday issued a notice to anchorperson Najam Sethi on adefamation suit filed by Prime Minister Imran Khan for passing “derogatory”remarks against him.
Mr Khan has claimed Rs10 billion in terms of damages and compensation fromMr Sethi for intruding on his private life.
Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Basit Aleem took up Mr Khan’sapplication and issued the notice to Mr Sethi for Aug 9.
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The judge, however, rejected a request from Mr Khan’s counsel for an orderto the private television channel to restrain Mr Sethi from hosting hisprogramme Najam Sethi Show, saying the matter may be raised before anotherADSJ, Mohammad Ali Warraich, who would take up Mr Khan’s application.
In the application, the prime minister said Mr Sethi’s programme aired onMarch 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 ofgeneral public”.
