Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that his lawyers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have filed a case against Dubai-based businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor, Geo News and anchor person Shahzeb Khanzada. A defamation suit has been filed for airing a programme. Allegation of PTI’s involvement in sale of Tosha Khana gifts.
The former prime minister took to his official Twitter handle to say that his team of lawyers in the UAE, headed by Hasan Shad, has filed a libel and defamation suit.
“Led by Hasan Shad, my UAE lawyers have now filed a libel and defamation claim under UAE law against Geo TV, Shahzeb Khanzada and fraudster Umar Farooq Zahoor,” the tweet said. “
حسن شاد کی سربراہی میں اب میرے متحدہ عرب امارات کے وکلاء جیو ٹی وی، شاہزیب خانزادہ اور دھوکہ باز عمر فاروق ظہور کیخلاف امارات کے قانون کے تحت مجرمانہ ہتکِ عزت (Libel and Slander) کا دعویٰ دائر کرچکے ہیں۔
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 17, 2022
Last month, Zahoor appeared on Geo News’ program Today with Shahzeb Khanzada and alleged that the PTI government had sold an expensive graph wristwatch, gifted to Imran by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Which is in 2 million dollars. It was reported that the estimated value of the gift at the time of sale in 2019 was Rs 280 million.
The businessman also claimed that he bought the watch through former accountability czar Shehzad Akbar and Farah Gogi, who is a close friend of PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi.
He alleged that Farah wanted to sell the watch for $4-5 million “but after negotiations, I bought it for $2 million”, adding that payment was made in cash at Farah’s insistence.
Later in November, Farhat Shahzadi alias Farah Gogi sent a legal notice of Rs 5 billion to Dubai-based businessman Geo News and Khanzada for airing the programme.
It should be noted that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had disqualified the PTI Chairman under Article 63(1)(p) while pronouncing the Toshahkhana reference.
