PTI Chairman Imran Khan demands apology from JUI-F chief. PHOTO: FILE
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday sent Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman a legal notice for levelling “baseless, frivolous, malicious, contumacious and preposterous” allegations against him in a TV show.
“Maulana’s allegations and accusations are based on his mala fides with clear malicious intent and purpose to tarnish the reputation and image of Imran Khan, PTI, its workers, supporters, followers and office-bearers,” the notice read.
“You (Maulana) are therefore liable to be proceeded against for defamation under civil as well as criminal law. You are liable to pay substantial damage to IK and suffer punishment under the criminal law,” the notice further says.
The notice demands that JUI chief tender unconditional apology to Imran Khan within one week of receipt of this notice. It further insists that the apology should be telecast and broadcast on national and international media on prime time and conspicuously printed in all major newspapers within and outside Pakistan.
“In case you fail to tender unconditional apology within the time, Imran Khan shall be entitled to claim damages in the sum of Rs500 million from you and to proceed against you under the criminal law for prosecution,” the notice says.
According to the legal notice Fazl had accused Imran Khan of having political agenda backed by Jewish lobby.
“The host questioned you as to whether you had any proof or evidence in support of your accusations. You replied that your proof is your own person and that you are personally responsible for what you have said. Any way, you failed to disclose any proof or evidence,” the notice says.
The legal notice, dated August 13, was signed by Imran Khan’s counsel Hamid Khan and was sent to Fazl’s official residence in Islamabad and personal address in Dera Ismail Khan.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2013.
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Clearly many of you are missing the point. Blaming each other for corrouption and stuff has no impact on your life but being called an agent of someone can easily entice people to kill you, All IK is doing is making sure that rumors like this do not allow someone to justify killing him or his party workers
@Razi:
Let me reiterate again, I am absolutely no fan or follower of Maulana but correct me if I am wrong here - it was none other than IK who fired the opening rounds on Maulana by calling him a Religious Hypocrite which when translated in Urdu (Munafiq) sounds even more crude and abrasive.
Anyhow, I find this verbal duel very amusing and may the best man win this useless brawl.
Ik should prove himself a good politician, a good pakistani and a good muslims by his working and taking action about human rights in pakistan especially in kpk. It will be the only good response for all those who thinks like mullana fazal rehman.
@Adnan Siddiqi: IK never called someone Jewish agents or someone's children agent of Jews.....Maulana is attacking him with personal jibes and I think it is completely right for IK to send him a legal notice to make this man shutup
I guess IK should answer to MQM first, or maybe Maulana should demand appology from IK first about munafiq comments. In any case, IK turned out to be very im-mature- its horrible that so many people blindly follow him, and he cannot get out from his egoistic approach. He himself used bad and street language for others, Nawaz sharif should demand proof from IK of his allegation about money laundering. etc etc.. IK - it starts and stops on your door...you should be ready for allegations, specially when you, yourself allege others day-in-day-out.
I trust that IK would now realize how one feels when jibes such as "Dengue Brothers" "Showbaaz Sharif" "Oyyee Nawaz Sharif" "Ballay ka Phainta" etc. etc. The only difference being that unlike IK, some people don't have a propensity to throw their toys out of the pram and start crying like little babies.
If it really is a matter of establishing in courts what you accuse, than Imran Khan must also apologize to Altaf Hussain. where he could not manage to launch an official FIR while kept blaming across seven seas.
What a waste. We voted PTI for Naya Pakistan but Imran is deeply involved in his egoistic problems. He does not have time to think about problems of the nation.
Ironic that IK has a problem with maulana calling him a jewish agent, but has no problems accusing Pervez Hoodhboy of being an american agent.
@Aamer Khawaja. Totally Agreed with you. IK should do something better for this country and nation, Highly Disappointed by IK. I think IK is wasting and passing time... their performance in KPK is ZERO. IK is worried about his himself while Pakistan is in huge huge huge trouble.... We Dint vote You for these personal things... DO Something for the People...
Although I am no fan of Maulana here, but Maulana's representative's have also been taunting IK over giving birth to a child out of wedlock. I wonder why IK did not find this a malicious propaganda?
Omg will u just get over ureself IK, how much did u slander others during elections? u used street language of 'oyai abay tabay' & now when ure getting a taste of ure own medicine, u find it despicable. Stop this nonsense law suits & get to work in KPK
anybody counting defamation notices issued by IK??
Imran sahab leave molana sahab and start working for people which you promised.
Maulana needs to justify these allegations else he has to apologise. All the politicians should do this. A good step by PTI to eliminate dirty politics.
People read this Legal notice on this link before you comment.which is pretty much justified what IK did.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/160438457/Legal-Notice-to-Maulana-Fazal-ur-Rehman