BBC denies pak government agency claims of investigating reporter over London Flats

BBC denies pak government agency claims of investigating reporter over London Flats

LONDON: British Broadcaster BBC News has rejected claims that it has launched an internal investigation into its story regarding Park Lane properties of the ruling Sharif family.

“We stand by our journalism and are satisfied that this story meets our editorial standards including accuracy and impartiality,” said BBC News in a statement on Twitter.

“There is no internal investigation into this BBC reporter (Ather Kazmi) nor this news story (When were Park Lane flats purchased, or sold?),” the British broadcaster added.

The clarification comes following a reportsby the state-run Pakistani news agency APP that BBC has launched an internal inquiry against its reporter about his “misleading” story on Park Lane flats.