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PML-N to sue PTV for airing ‘fake’ news about Maryam’s son

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published October 4, 2021
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz pictured with her children including Junaid Safdar in this file photo. — Courtesy PML-N
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz pictured with her children including Junaid Safdar in this file photo. — Courtesy PML-N
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced that the party will sue the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) for wrongly mentioning the name of Junaid Safdar, the son of Maryam Nawaz, in its report on the Pandora Papers.

Marriyum Aurangzeb, the party’s information secretary, alleged in a statement on Sunday that the PTI government had intentionally propagated a ‘fake report’ that Junaid Safdar owned five offshore companies. The report was broadcast to distract attention from members of the government named in the Pandora Papers, she added.

Marriyum Aurangzeb condemned the PTV for carrying the news, saying: “The king of fake news Imran Khan used the state television to run this false news.”

She said lawyers had already been told to pursue legal action against PTV for airing ‘this false and baseless fake news’.

The former information minister demanded that those who aired this news must apologise. She called upon Pemra to take immediate action in this regard.

Published in Dawn, October 4th, 2021

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Zak
Oct 04, 2021 08:47am
She said lawyers had already been told to pursue legal action against PTV for airing ‘this false and baseless fake news’. What about funds trail to Avenfield mansion in London and junaid safdars owning polo horses in UK at age 20, funds trail please. Include that in the legal action.
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Josh Powell
Oct 04, 2021 08:53am
Shame on PTI, under their government our Institutions are a laughing stock for the world.
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Farhan khan
Oct 04, 2021 08:54am
Another Revenge by Niyazi's Government.
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expat
Oct 04, 2021 08:54am
it was not a mistake but a strong wish of those who control PTV.....Irrespective of the facts
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Anwar
Oct 04, 2021 08:56am
Under PTI we keep seeing new lows every day.
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Amin
Oct 04, 2021 08:56am
The government and establishment has the right to sue all media houses and reporter's reporting fake news about them.
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Skeptic2
Oct 04, 2021 08:59am
Corrupt leader of the country, IK is trying to blame the son of an opposing party leader. No retraction about the innocent son of Maryam, yet. Shame.
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Skeptic2
Oct 04, 2021 09:01am
IK and his minions will go to any length to divert attention from their own corruption and point the finger at innocent Junaid Sandra.
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Fragile State
Oct 04, 2021 09:01am
Fake news, like the fake documents Maryam produced in court for which she spent little jail time.
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Anti-Corruption_Pakistani
Oct 04, 2021 09:03am
What about other VB's who also reported the same news about Junaid Safdar involvement in the off shore companies? Will Mrs Maryam Safdar sue them as well?
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FAZ
Oct 04, 2021 09:06am
ICIJ member includes Umer Cheema. What a joke. The guy is totally biased specially after he was taken to visit the drawing room.
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AJ
Oct 04, 2021 09:16am
If PTV has done this without substantiated evidence, it must be held accountable.
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Amer
Oct 04, 2021 09:17am
Ask her to provide money trail.
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Amer
Oct 04, 2021 09:18am
@Farhan khan, nawaz must be paying you really well to defend the convict
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Zahid
Oct 04, 2021 09:38am
Fascist govt needs to go. Clearly this Bangladesh model is not working
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Mirza
Oct 04, 2021 09:50am
@Josh Powell, Who are you Josh? Look to the country where you belong.
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Sammy
Oct 04, 2021 09:51am
How about all the people around IK who are in power, why is all the reporting about a person who has no part in government or power.
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Roshan
Oct 04, 2021 09:54am
Nawaz has been highlighted in the Panama Scandal. IK has not. IK has already shamed Bakhtiyar and Aleem and now anyone else too.
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Shani
Oct 04, 2021 09:56am
@Zak, well said... let these leeches and their followers (see below), scream and moan...The shame they brought to Pakistan is unmatched no matter how corrupt other govts have been.
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Jawad
Oct 04, 2021 09:58am
PTV should sue PML-N for airing fake “Nawaz Sharif requiring medical assistance in UK”
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Shezi
Oct 04, 2021 10:03am
Ok, they will apologize for it. But what about Ex-PM NS and his immediate family names in Panama Papers? You guys still have to answer for it.
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ENGR Hamid Shafiq
Oct 04, 2021 10:15am
A joke
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Ilovehelen
Oct 04, 2021 10:18am
Liars suing others for fake lies. Doomsday is surely near.
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Al
Oct 04, 2021 10:37am
Squeeze these rich millers of Pakistan living in the UK
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Ahmad
Oct 04, 2021 11:25am
@Skeptic2, Well there is no corruption case against IK but plenty of corruption cases against corrupt Nawaz family.
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Salman
Oct 04, 2021 11:42am
Are they also gonna sue daily mail for calling nawaz a penthouse pirate?
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SHAHID SATTAR
Oct 04, 2021 11:44am
The PTV chairman is bound to get a bonus as well as an extension in his tenure of office.
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Gullu
Oct 04, 2021 12:05pm
@Josh Powell, can you explain why Tendulkar and other indians is having an offshore company?
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Oct 04, 2021 12:11pm
Once a cheater, always a fraudster and trickster.
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Zak
Oct 04, 2021 12:37pm
Trying to divert attention from pandora papers.
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Zak
Oct 04, 2021 12:38pm
@Josh Powell, Shame on PTI, under their government our Institutions are a laughing stock for the world. Looks like your the only one laughing.
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Zak
Oct 04, 2021 12:40pm
@Farhan khan, Another Revenge by Niyazi's Government. The PML n vindictive comment. The looters party.
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Umair Khan
Oct 04, 2021 01:05pm
when you present fake documents in front of court is Okay ?
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Gaurav Arya
Oct 04, 2021 01:09pm
Govt mouthpiece
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danial
Oct 04, 2021 01:17pm
@Zak, what kind of illogical statement is this ? can all this be a justification for spreading fake news about Junaid safdar being name in pandora paper ?
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Javaid Khan
Oct 04, 2021 01:19pm
@Josh Powell, Well done PTI govt for exposing the corrupts.
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Javaid Khan
Oct 04, 2021 01:21pm
@Skeptic2, You consider son of Maryam Safdar innocent ?.You are so ignorant of the ground realities.
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Changez Khan
Oct 04, 2021 01:39pm
The truth hurts.
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The Truth Spy
Oct 04, 2021 01:50pm
@Josh Powell, laughing stock this is too much
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Parvez
Oct 04, 2021 01:50pm
Hilarious ....... but the lady and the PML-N manages to come up with such gems every now and then..
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Abdul Majid
Oct 04, 2021 02:18pm
@Zak, You stick to the present news. and let PML(N) do the necessary work.
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MONIER
Oct 05, 2021 12:15am
Typical strategy of the corrupt Nawaz family
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Ejaz Hussain
Oct 05, 2021 12:35pm
Instead of playing politics on TV and social media it is requested from Sharif family to give money trail of their assets made inside and outside the country which multiplied from thousands to billions in a few years only.
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