National
December 25, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Additional District Judge, Islamabad, Muhammad Ali Warraich, has dismissed the defamation case filed by the ruling PTI on âbehalf of PM Imran Khanâ against PTI Founding Member Akbar S Babar.
The case was filed in July 2019, wherein the PTI had alleged defamation and seeking recovery of Rs5 bn from Akbar S Babar on account of damages for criticising the PTI policies on the social media.
The dismissal order was issued on December 16, 2020. Advocate Badar Iqbal Chaudhry argued on behalf of Babar while Hassan Rasheed Qamar represented the PTI.
In all, the PTI has filed three defamation cases against Babar since the filing of the Foreign Funding Case in November 2014. One was withdrawn and two have been dismissed by the relevant courts.