{"id":489034,"date":"2025-07-09T09:14:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=489034"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:14:34","slug":"court-rules-in-favor-of-asfandyar-defamation-case-against-shaukat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/court-rules-in-favor-of-asfandyar-defamation-case-against-shaukat\/","title":{"rendered":"Court rules in favor of Asfandyar defamation case against Shaukat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR: In a significant legal development, a local court here Tuesday directed senior PTI leader and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister Shaukat Yousafzai to pay Rs. 1 million in damages to Asfandyar Wali Khan, head of the Awami National Party (ANP), for making defamatory remarks. The court\u2019s written verdict comes nearly six years after Yousafzai made controversial statements during a press conference on July 26, 2019, accusing Wali of having \u201csold the heads of the Pashtuns.\u201d In response, Wali filed a defamation suit demanding Rs. 1 billion in damages, claiming the statement badly hit his image and credibility. During the trial, Yousafzai argued that his remarks were based on previous claims by late ANP leader Azam Hoti, but the court found the statements to be defamatory and lacking justification. The judgment concluded that the allegations had caused serious harm to Wali\u2019s political reputation. APP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR: In a significant legal development, a local court here Tuesday directed senior PTI leader and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister Shaukat Yousafzai to pay Rs. 1 million in damages to Asfandyar Wali Khan, head of the Awami National Party (ANP), for making defamatory remarks. 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