Erstwhile interior minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday sent a defamation notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and singer Abrarul Haq.
The notice, which was filed through Barrister Mujtaba Jamal, stated that PTI’s candidate for NA-78 (Narowal II) had tried to tarnish Iqbal’s reputation on a political talk show aired on a private television network. “Iqbal has served as a public representative four times, has taught at universities and has worked as a management consultant,” said the notice. During a political gathering, the singer had claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader gave Narowal’s stadium contract at Rs 7 billion.
The defamation notice demanded from Haq to retract his statements and tender an unconditional apology within 14 days or the plaintiff would look towards the court for relief.
Published in Daily Times, July 21st 2018.
