July 29, 2021 LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday submitted his reply in a defamation suit filed against him by Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif. In his reply submitted through counsel Barrister Ali Zafar, he said a man, Omar Farooq, approached him (Imran Khan) with an offer that if he (IK) stopped following the Panama Leaks, he was ready to pay him a large sum of money. He said that the reputation of Shehbaz Sharif may have been affected not because of his statement but owing to some other reason(s). He said the allegations of Shehbaz Sharif do not fall under the claim of defamation. He said not even a single notice was served on him within 60 days after his statement. He said that Shehbaz Sharif has been a political opponent for two decades. Moreover, he said Shehbaz Sharif has made many statements to defame him, he said.