Daily Telegraph issues Younus apology

LAHORE: Britain’s Daily Telegraph has “admitted their mistake” for involving Younus Khan’s name with Mazhar Majeed in one of their reports, according to Younus’ lawyer.

“They’ve admitted their mistake and made a correction where they incorrectly attributed Majeed as Younus’ agent,” Ahmed Qayyum told The Express Tribune. “Younus was never linked with or had any contract with Mazhar or his brother Azhar.”

A legal notice was sent to the newspaper demanding an apology for tarnishing the image and publish a denial and pay damages of $10,000 to a charity towards the flood-relief fund.

The newspaper confirmed to The Express Tribune that Younus’ name was taken out of the story  but failed to confirm whether an apology was issued or not.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 23^rd, 2010.