LAHORE – Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has won a defamation case against Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Moeen Qureshi, who has been ordered to pay her Rs84 million in damages.
Azma Bokhari had filed a defamation suit against Moeen Qureshi before the Defamation Tribunal in Lahore under the Defamation Act over remarks he made during a television programme.
Her lawyer, Ali Bokhari, presented arguments on her behalf during the proceedings.
The case stemmed from allegations made by Qureshi regarding an incident during a visit by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister to the Punjab Assembly.
Moeen Qureshi had alleged that Bokhari arranged for between 150 and 200 paid individuals to enter the assembly premises during the visit.
He had also claimed that journalists who questioned KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi were paid employees of the Punjab information minister.
Azma Bokhari challenged the allegations through a defamation suit, seeking Rs84 million in damages.
Following the tribunal’s decision in her favour, Moeen Qureshi is required to pay the awarded amount to Bokhari.
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