LONDON – Reham Khan, former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ChairmanImran Khan, complained on Friday of being ‘defamed’ by the electronic mediaover her upcoming autobiography, which has prompted court notices from herpolitical arch-rivals.
In a recent interview with an Indian TV channel, theanchor-turned-journalist said she was portrayed to the entire world as awoman of ‘bad character’, apparently referring to the reactions followingthe ‘leaks’ from her book. “I was subjected to negative propaganda in themedia,” she added.
The tell-all autobiography reportedly includes details of her interactionswith various celebrities and her marriage with Imran. Some of those detailsapparently crossed a line for businessman Zulfikar Bukhari, Reham’s firsthusband Ijaz Rehman, cricketer Wasim Akram, and PTI International MediaCoordinator Anila Khawaja.
Reham further said is under pressure from her family and friends to publishthe biography on time. “So far, an excerpt being linked with my book hasn’tbeen made public.”
The journalist, however, admitted that her upcoming book containsreferences of sexual harassment by Imran Khan and the PTI. “The book hasnot been made public yet, so there’s is no truth in any statement by PTI orany of its spokespersons,” she maintained.
Earlier this month, Reham’s lawyer Yasser Latif Hamdani said herautobiography was not intended at influencing the forthcoming generalelections “as being alleged by PTI. He also said the book “is going to bepublished either in July or even August.”