Decision was taken in a high-level consultative meeting, held to review the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on Panama Leaks case
\nnews desk
\nISLAMABAD
\nThe federal government on Thursday decided to sue Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan over his allegations that he was offered Rs10 billion for keeping mum on the Panama Leaks case, sources told Geo News.
\nThey said that the decision was taken in a high-level consultative meeting, held to review the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on Panama Leaks case.
\nSources said that a defamation notice would be sent to Imran Khan over his claims. A team of legal experts has also been constituted in this regard.
\nDuring the meeting, the premiere\u00a0rejected Imran Khan\u2019s claim, saying that\u00a0he has always presented himself before the courts and people, further adding that lies and defamation have always failed against him.
\nEarlier, Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif dismissed the allegation by saying: \u201cImran Khan has made a record of lying, I have the right to take this up in the court of law.\u201d
\nThe CM said that if the PTI chief\u2019s allegations of Sharif\u2019s friend offering him Rs10 billion as a bribe in Dubai is proven true, the public \u201cshould not forgive him till the end of days.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, Imran Khan has maintained that he would not reveal the name of the person who made Rs10 billion offer.
\nSpeaking in an interview, Khan said that the person who made an offer is close to Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif but in case if he reveals his name, the person will get into trouble, further adding that the offer was made two weeks ago.
\nKhan also said that the Rs 10bn were just an initial offer.
\nWhile speaking during a gathering at Shaukat Khanum Hospital, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf alleged that he had been made an offer during the Supreme Court`s Panama case.
\n\u00abJust imagine how much money he offered me to be silent. Rs10 billion…\u00a0 If he can offer me this much money, just imagine how much he would offer to others. That is why if we don\u203at maintain public pressure this issue then after two months it will be dragged to next year,\u00bb Khan said.
\nIn her reaction, Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, on Wednesday said that she \u201cfears for the fate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman in the hereafter\u201d.
\nIn her tweet, she noted that the PTI chief at times says that he was made the offer by an aide of Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif, while on others he says it was Hamza Shahbaz\u2019s friend who offered the huge sum to his affiliate in Dubai.
\n\u201cI fear for this man\u2019s Hereafter! \u201c the first daughter said in her tweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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