LAHORE – A close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan warned on Sunday thatthe government was going to move court against the journalist who issued“insulting and fabricated” statements against First Lady Bushra Bibi.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication ShahbazGill said “strict legal action will be taken against those who spread falsenews about the first lady”.
A journalist had claimed a day ago that Bushra Bibi had “got into a fightwith PM Imran Khan” and left Bani Gala for Lahore where she would bestaying at her friend Farah Khan’s house.
The journalist’s statement spread on social media like a wildfire and waswidely shared in WhatsApp groups.
When contacted by the media, Farah Khan rejected the news of a fightbetween Khan and Bushra and their separation. She said the first lady wasnot staying at her place.
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“I am surprised how someone made this up because Bushra Bibi has notvisited Lahore in a long time,” Farah said. “The first lady is still inBani Gala with her husband and they didn’t have any fights.”
Farah said that people’s personal lives should not be dragged into politicsand denounced the “fake propaganda” about the first lady.
As against the rumours, Gill said, both Bushra Bibi and Prime MinisterImran Khan are currently in Islamabad and the reports about theirseparation are completely baseless.
