ISLAMABAD – Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday that a defamation suit will be filed against retired Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed for claiming that estranged PTI leader Tareen used to pay up to Rs5 million to run the house of the now-Prime Minister Imran Khan.
His statement comes a day after Tareen rejected the Ahmed’s claim stating that he had never paid a single penny for the household expenses of Banigala.
Addressing a press conference, the information minister appreciated Tareen for issuing timely clarification. “The move shows he [Tareen] is a gentleman,” he added.
Chaudhry also announced to send notices to TV channels which ran comments of Justice (retd) Wajihuddi, who quit PTI five years ago over serious differences with Imran Khan, without verification.
He feared that media is being used for a specific campaign to weaken the system in the country.
Condemning Ahmed’s allegations, he said: “making money has never been the priority of Imran Khan”.
Chaudhry said that PM Imran never put burden on the national kitty, adding that a section of media also misreported his his monthly income figures.
Tareen Rejects Wajihuddin’s Claims
A day earlier, Jahangir Khan Tareen said that he had never paid a single penny for the household expenses of Banigala, the private residence of Imran Khan.
He stated this after former leader of PTI retired Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed claimed on a TV programme that Tareen used to pay up to Rs5 million to run the house of the...
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