LONDON: A senior Pakistani military official filed a defamation lawsuit against a UK-based YouTuber and retired army officer Major (retired) Adil Raja before the London High Court for waging a defamation campaign against him on Twitter and YouTube.
According to Geo News, Brigadier Rashid Naseer, who is currently in charge of the Punjab branch of the Pakistan Army’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), filed a defamation lawsuit against Major (ret.) Raja over nearly a dozen YouTube and Twitter publications that contained false and baseless allegations. This is the first time a serving Pakistani military officer has ever filed a defamation lawsuit in the UK High Court.
Brigadier Rashid Naseer claimed that he was accused of horse-trading for General (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa, engaging in election rigging against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), and holding covert meetings with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari to influence Punjab by-elections.
According to the court papers, Major (retd) Raja started his campaign against Brigadier Rashid Naseer on June 14, 2022, when he in a tweet accused ISI’s Sector Commander Punjab “has taken complete occupation of the Lahore High Court” to rig the upcoming elections.
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On June 19, 2022, Major (retd) Raja alleged that “allegedly ISI Sector Commander Punjab Brig Naseer had several meetings with Zardari during the latter’s current stay in Lahore.
The subject stated: “Elections Manipulation” and he went on to post a link to his YouTube video making further allegations.
