PM's son serves Rs1bn defamation notice to PTI's Imran Ismail

PM's son serves Rs1bn defamation notice to PTI's Imran Ismail

Pakistan

The notice asked Ismail to publically apologize over the tweets.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Suleman Shehbaz has served a defamation notice worth Rs1 billion to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Ismail.

The notice served to Imran Ismail stated that the former Sindh governor’s claims were far from the truth and Suleman Shehbaz did not own a company that sells solar panels.

In his tweets on July 3, Ismail had alleged that PM Shehbaz had signed solar energy contracts which would benefit Suleman who runs a company that sells solar panels.

The notice asked Ismail to publically apologize over the tweets if he wishes to avoid legal action.