Court issues notice to playwright in lawsuit filed by journalist

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 9 May 2020

A Lahore court has summoned playwright Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar to respond to defamation charges filed by journalist Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich. The lawsuit alleges threats and reputation damage stemming from Qamar's remarks and social media actions.

Summary

LAHORE—The civil court in Lahore on Friday issued notice to playwright Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, asking him to file a reply by May 17 over charges of defamation and threatening journalist Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich.

Warraich claimed in his lawsuit that Qamar had threatened him and that his reputation was damaged because of the inappropriate language the playwright used against him.

The journalist said further in his lawsuit that Qamar also launched a campaign against him on social media and he started receiving death threats as a result.

The petitioner said that following the incident of Qamar's abusive language against Marvi Sarmad, he interviewed him and during the interview the playwright lost his temper and started abusing him and threatened to turn off the camera.

The petitioner requested the court order playwright to pay Rs5 crore in damages.

The honorable court adjourned the hearing till May 17.