Exclusive court papers of Shahbaz Sharif vs David Rose case revealed for the first time

#ShahbazSharif #DavidRose #DefamationCase Exclusive: Exclusive: court papers of Shahbaz Sharif vs David Rose/Daily Mail case revealed for the first time Former Punjab chief minister and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has stated that a "defamatory article” in the Mail on Sunday and Mail Online caused "serious harm” to his "personal and professional reputation” and that he was left with no option but to seek justice from the court, according to the claim form submitted at the London High Court. According to court papers obtained by Geo.tv and The News, Shehbaz Sharif has paid £10,528 in court fees but has not specified how much he sought in legal damages and fees from the defendant, the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). Shehbaz's claim against the ANL at the High Court of Justice now awaits a listing for a trial. Geo.tv and The News has obtained a copy of the particulars of the January 29 claim, showing that the PML-N leader has claimed damages, including aggravated damages, for libel in various parts of the article published on July 14, 2019, on pages 34 to 35 and 37 of the Mail on Sunday newspapers entitled 'He’s the top Pakistani politician who has been feted in No10, met THREE aid ministers and hosted Boris. Now, amid claims that tens of millions were embezelled and laundered in Britain, David Rose asks.. did the family of UK’s foreign aid poster boy steal taxpayers’ cash meant for earthquake victims?’. Shehbaz's lawyer has stated in the court papers that British journalist Rose's article "conveyed the defamatory imputation that the Claimant is guilty, or that there are very strong grounds to suspect that the Claimant is guilty, of the embezzlement of hundreds of millions of pounds of public money while Chief Minister of the Punjab, all or most of the stolen money being British public money in the form of DFID aid to the province, and using Britain to launder the stolen money, thereby cruelly depriving vulnerable victims of poverty and natural disasters, including in particular the victims of the devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, of the vital aid and healthcare that the DFID money was intended to provide”. Shehbaz's claim also made a tweet by Shahid Mursaleen — PAT leader Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri’s London-based aide, as well as one of Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari, a part of his claim to show he was defamed in the UK jurisdiction by British nationals. Murtaza Ali Shah is one of the leading reporters in Pakistani media, covering Pakistani political, social and cultural affairs from London. This is an official page. #LondonDiaries #MurtazaAliShah #LondonPlan You can follow him on: Contact with stories, information & tips: [email protected] Youtube Link:    / murtazaalishah   Twitter link:   / murtazaviews   Facebook Link:   / murtazaviews   Instagram Link:   / murtazaalishah1   The News & Daily Jang Link: https://www.thenews.com.pk/writer/mur... Geo News Link: https://www.geo.tv/writer/murtaza-ali...