RAWALPINDI: A local Court of Rawalpindi has issued arrest warrants for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Hanif Abbasi in a defamation case filed by Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT).
According to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) spokesman, Hanif Abbasi in a TV program in 2012 had accused the Trust’s board members of taking exorbitant salaries from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital.
Arrest Warrants Issued for Mr Hanif Abbasi
The Rawalpindi Civil Court has issued arrest warrants for Mr Hanif Abbasi in a defamation case filed by the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT). pic.twitter.com/Gxn9PgloV0
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“The fact is that none of the board members takes any money on any account and only three board members are relatives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is chairman of the board of governors,” the spokesperson added.
The hospital had already clarified it through newspapers while Khan had also rejected these allegations in a press conference back then.
The spokesman also said Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital was publicly known and acknowledged as a charity-driven institution, which treated thousands of cancer patients every year free of cost with the support of people.
Abbasi, in 2012, had accused the trust of misusing public funds. He had alleged that the 19 board members were relatives of Imran Khan and that they misuse the Trust funds on the directives of Imran Khan.
Following the development, the Trust chief executive officer had filed a suit of Rs. 100 million against Abbasi on behalf of the board of governors on May 3, 2012.
