{"id":20452,"date":"2022-01-04T14:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=20452"},"modified":"2022-01-04T14:23:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:23:40","slug":"ihc-stops-trial-court-from-further-proceedings-in-defamation-case-against-kh-asif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2022\/20452\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC stops trial court from further proceedings in defamation case against Kh Asif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD (National Times) \u2013 Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday has stopped the trial court from holding further proceedings in a defamation case filed by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, the court has issued notice to the premier and sought reply.<\/p>\n<p>It is to be mentioned here that Khawaja Asif had challenged the legality of the statement of PM Imran recorded through a video link in the case. He told that trial court didn\u2019t allow him to record argument over PM\u2019s testimony.<\/p>\n<p>IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah expressed resentment over delay to conclude the case. Responding to the court, the lawyer of Khawaja Asif told that the case was filed in 2012, however, the objections raised by parties were addressed in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The judge remarked that the court had already directed to conclude the defamation cases as soon as possible. It should take two months to wrap up the defamation suit, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Asif\u2019s counsel told that both parties took restraining order.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, PM Imran had filed a defamation suit of Rs10 billion in 2012 against Khawaja Asif for leveling allegations about misappropriation of and money laundering through the Shaukat Khanam Memorial Trust (SKMT) funds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD (National Times) \u2013 Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday has stopped the trial court from holding further proceedings in a defamation case filed by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif. During the hearing, the court has issued notice to the premier and sought reply. 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