Islamabad
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again appeared in court on Friday. But this time the matter was not with the government but his personal and was very old. Imran Khan testified before the Additional District and Sessions Judge in a defamation case. Imran Khan appears in court through video link from his office in a defamation suit filed against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khwaja Mohammad Asif nine years ago.
Recording his statement before the court of Judge Mohammad Adnan, Imran Khan said that at least 10 billion from the allegations leveled by the PML-N leader about the misuse and money laundering of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) funds. There was a loss of Rs. Asif had made these allegations during a press conference at Punjab House and repeated them during a TV program. In his case, PM Khan referred to that press conference of August 1, 2012.
There was no interference in the decision of the expert committee
Terming the allegations as “false and defamatory”, Imran Khan said the decisions on the investment plans of SKMT Hospital were taken by an expert committee without their intervention. At the press conference, the PML-N leader had said that SKMT’s $4.5 million fund was invested abroad. Imran Khan expressed confidence that the court will deliver a historic verdict on the baseless case and set an example.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again appeared in court on Friday. But this time the matter was not with the government but his personal and was very old. Imran Khan testified before the Additional District and Sessions Judge in a defamation case. Imran Khan appears in court through video link from his office in a defamation suit filed against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khwaja Mohammad Asif nine years ago.
Recording his statement before the court of Judge Mohammad Adnan, Imran Khan said that at least 10 billion from the allegations leveled by the PML-N leader about the misuse and money laundering of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) funds. There was a loss of Rs. Asif had made these allegations during a press conference at Punjab House and repeated them during a TV program. In his case, PM Khan referred to that press conference of August 1, 2012.
There was no interference in the decision of the expert committee
Terming the allegations as “false and defamatory”, Imran Khan said the decisions on the investment plans of SKMT Hospital were taken by an expert committee without their intervention. At the press conference, the PML-N leader had said that SKMT’s $4.5 million fund was invested abroad. Imran Khan expressed confidence that the court will deliver a historic verdict on the baseless case and set an example.
Imran Khan appeared in court last month too
Earlier in November too, Imran Khan had appeared before the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed. Imran Khan appeared in the Supreme Court of Pakistan after being summoned by the Chief Justice in a case related to the Army Public School (APS) massacre. During this, he had said that there is no ‘holy cow’ in Pakistan. I believe in the rule of law.
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