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Former interior minister Rehman Malik — Photo by APP/File

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik has clarified that that he had no knowledge of any film pertaining to Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, DawnNews reported.

The adviser to the prime minister on interior categorically denied the government's knowledge of the film.

In a statement issued by Rehman Malik under oath, he said that neither he nor the federal interior ministry had any information on a film pertaining to Arsalan Iftikhar.

The former federal interior minister also said that the accusations hurled by certain television anchorpersons were unfounded and fabricated. He further directed for an appeal of Rs 3 billion to be filed against respective anchorpersons.

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