YouTuber Adil Raja claims UK court never ordered him to apologise

Says he has no defence against Rashid Naseer’s claims in an X post and shares the 'mandatory summary' of the judgment

YouTuber Adil Raja claimed that the UK High Court never ordered him to apologise to Brigadier (retired) Rashid Naseer, stating that he only posted a mandatory summary of the judgment in compliance with the court order.

In an interesting turn of events, Raja first shared a post on X, mentioning, "By a judgment dated 9th October 2025, I was ordered by the High Court in London to pay Mr Rashid Naseer £50,000 in damages for libel, in addition to his legal costs, on the grounds that between 14 and 29 June 2022, I made a number of defamatory allegations about him, and I had no defence to his claim." He also shared a link to the full judgment in his post.

By a judgment dated 9th October 2025 I was ordered by the High Court in London to pay Mr Rashid Naseer £50,000 in damages for libel, in addition to
his legal costs, on the grounds that between 14 and 29 June 2022 I made a number of defamatory allegations about him and I had no…

— Adil Raja (@soldierspeaks) December 11, 2025

Hours later, after media reports suggested that he had tendered an apology to Naseer in compliance with the court order, Raja shared another post, denying the claim. He stated that it was false propaganda that the court had ordered him to issue an apology to Naseer.

"There has been false propaganda claiming that the High Court ordered me to issue an ‘apology’. This is incorrect. The court required me to publish a mandatory summary of the judgment, exactly as prescribed under Section 12 of the Defamation Act 2013," posted Raja.

He further stated, "I have complied fully and published the summary on all my platforms in accordance with the order. The content of that summary is set by the Court — it is not an apology, nor was I ordered to apologise. Any claims to the contrary are misleading. I remain committed to following the legal process and complying with the Court's directions."

There has been false propaganda claiming that the High Court ordered me to issue an “apology”. This is incorrect. The Court required me to publish a mandatory summary of the judgment, exactly as prescribed under Section 12 of the Defamation Act 2013. I have complied fully and…

— Adil Raja (@soldierspeaks) December 11, 2025

On Monday, it was widely reported on local media that London High Court judge had ordered Adil Raja to publicly apologise to Brigadier Naseer for defaming him, and that the apology must remain posted on Raja’s X, Facebook, YouTube, and official website pages for 28 days.

The court also ruled that Raja must pay a total of £310,000 in damages and legal costs by December 22. Of the amount, £50,000 is for damages, while £260,000 covers legal expenses. Additional court costs, to be determined later, will also be his responsibility.

The ruling was delivered by Justice Richard Spearman during a High Court hearing. Raja previously lost a defamation case filed against him in October and later attempted to appeal the verdict, which the court rejected on Monday.

Brigadier Naseer had requested the court to issue an order concerning the October judgment. Justice Spearman has also issued an injunction, preventing Raja from publishing further defamatory statements in the future.

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In the October judgment, the court had declared all allegations made by Raja against Brigadier Naseer as baseless. At the time, the court ordered Raja to publish a summary of the decision, acknowledging that his accusations were defamatory and that Brigadier Naseer had won the case.

The case originated when Raja accused Brigadier Naseer of taking control of the Lahore High Court, bribing politicians to manipulate elections, using the police to defeat PTI candidates, and horse-trading on behalf of General Bajwa.

Naseer took legal action after ten allegedly defamatory posts by Raja were published on X, Facebook, and YouTube.

Last week, the Government of Pakistan submitted extradition documents for Shehzad Akbar and Raja to the British High Commissioner, requesting their immediate return. “These individuals are wanted in Pakistan and should be handed over without delay,” Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated.

Naqvi held a meeting with British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, during which the two sides discussed Pakistan-UK relations, security cooperation, and matters of mutual interest. Akbar, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, served as an advisor to the now-incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan.