LONDON: British-Pakistani PTI activist Shayan Ali’s defamation claim against a private television – seeking nearly £100,000 in damages - is progressing towards trial at the High Court in London, with a key hearing expected to take place within a few days, according to court records.
The proceedings concern the private TV’s broadcast aired on 2 April 2022, which alleged that Shayan Ali had attempted to attack former prime minister Nawaz Sharif outside the Pakistan Muslim League-N office near Hyde Park and had thrown a mobile telephone which struck and injured a security guard. Shayan has consistently denied the allegations.
