LONDON – The London High Court on Friday has ruled in favour of former CMPunjab Shehbaz Sharif regarding *Daily Mail* article which alleged theinvolvement of PML-N president, son-in-law in money-laundering andembezzlement of funds.
During the hearing of Shehbaz Sharif vs Daily Mail defamation case, thelawyer for Daily Mail said that actual evidence against Shehbaz Sharifregarding money-laundering allegation is ‘limited and based on assumptions’.
The lawyer said that Daily Mail “conceded” that there were nomoney-laundering allegations against Shehbaz Sharif and his family members.Justice Nicklin of London High Court stated that David Rose’s articlecarried the highest level of defamation for both Shehbaz Sharif and AliImran Yousaf.
However, the judge also said that he was aware of the proceedings againstShehbaz Sharif in Pakistan, but read nothing about proceedings because”that’s not for me to read or know. I would rather not know what’shappening in Pakistan,” he added.
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On the other hand, journalist David Rose who wrote an investigative articleon Shehbaz Sharif has responded to the court’s hearing. “It seems some inPakistan are claiming that the London judge in today’s hearing in theShehbaz Sharif case has said our evidence is not “up to the mark”. This isuntrue. He has made no such comment. Today’s hearing is not a victory foranyone. It was strictly preliminary. OK?” he posted in a series of tweetson Friday.