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Reham apologises, retracts allegations after Zulfi Bukhari wins defamation case

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Rehman Khan has apologised to Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, a former aide of prime minister on overseas Pakistanis, for levelling ‘baseless’ accusations against the former after losing a defamation case in a London court.

In an apology posted on her official Twitter handle and YouTube, Reham said she apologised to Zulfi for causing "distress" and "embarrassment". She said she also agreed to pay "substantial damages for libel and to pay his legal costs".

In a note posted on Twitter, Reham listed accusations she made against Zulfi and termed them "false and untrue".

Zulfi Bukhari – An apology https://t.co/zsNqEoINFF pic.twitter.com/GVjvynbKJ3
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) October 14, 2021

"On 6 and 7 December 2019, I published a video on my YouTube Channel, my Facebook page and on my Twitter account in which I asserted that Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, more commonly known as Zulfi Bukhari, was involved in a corrupt plan with Prime Minister of Pakistan to sell or acquire the Roosevelt Hotel in New York at an undervalue for his benefit."

These allegations were false and untrue, she added.

"On 7 December 2019, I retweet a tweet and video by Syed Tauqeer Bukhari in which it was asserted that Zulfi Bukhari was involved in fraud and nepotism by trying to sell a precious asset of the state of Pakistan for a meagre amount of money."

These allegations were baseless, she added.

Read Roosevelt Hotel closed for good

"On March 15, 2020, I retweeted a tweet and video by Syed Tauqeer Bukhari in which it was asserted that Zulfi Bukhari had told lies on television, including show fake documents to people. It was further asserted that Zulfi Bukhari had made money by illegal and fraudulent means and used illegal means to launder it."

According to Reham, these allegations were also untrue.

"On March 17 2020, I retweeted a tweet by Inamullah Khattak in which it was asserted that Zulfi Bukhari had served official notices of complaint on journalists who criticised his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and that amounted to a state attack on the freedom of the press for which he is responsible.

"On March 23, 2020, I retweeted a tweet by Syed Tauqeer in which it was asserted that Zulfi Bukhari had put millions of Pakistanis’ lives at risk because of his incompetent management of the spread of Covid-19 in Pakistan," she wrote.

Read Bukhari sends worth Rs1b defamation notice to Rawalpindi commissioner

"I unconditionally apologise to Zulfi for the "significant distress, upset, and embarrassment which these publications have caused him. I have agreed to pay substantial damages for libel and to pay his legal costs."

Zulfi welcomes apology

In a tweet, Zulfi termed his win against Reham a "result when the rule of law is supreme". The ex-PM’s aide said that one day Pakistan will have similar laws to take "certain media persons spreading lies and fake news" to the task.

TRUTH ALWAYS WINS!
Upon court orders,Reham Khan publicly apologises&pays damages for her lies.
IA 1 day we’ll have the same law&justice so certain media persons spreading lies&fake news can be taken to task.This is the result when rule of law is supreme
Next stop:Commissioner Rwp pic.twitter.com/xEKa1YZaQc
— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) October 15, 2021

 


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