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

E-Paper | May 02, 2026

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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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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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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