A British court has refused to grant an indefinite adjournment to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Daily Mail defamation case.
The hearing of Shahbaz Sharif’s Daily Mail defamation case was held in the London Court. Justice Matthew Nicholson heard the case on Wednesday.
The court rejected the petition of PM Shehbaz Sharif for a stay order. Shahbaz Sharif’s lawyers had sought more time from the court but the court refused to give more time.
The lawyers argued that the Prime Minister of Pakistan was busy and therefore more time should be given to respond to which Justice Nicholson said that the Prime Minister and the common man were equal in the court.
Shehbaz Sharif and his son-in-law Ali Imran have not yet been able to respond to the Daily Mail’s defence in the court. If they do not respond to the court notice then they will also have to pay the legal expenses of the Daily Mail.
Daily Mail had claimed that the assets of PM Shehbaz and his son-in-law had skyrocketed after he had become the chief minister. The claim also included Ramzan Sugar Mills.
Media reports have also claimed that the British paper had contacted the Sharif family for opinions before the story was published. David Rose had also talked twice to Suleiman Shehbaz while Marriyum Aurangzeb and Azam Nazeer Tarar didn’t respond upon being contacted.
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