PESHAWAR: The District and Sessions Courts Peshawar has ordered Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)  leader Shaukat Yousafzai to pay 150 million on the plea of ​​Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Yar Wali in defamation lawsuit.

The district and session judge issued the five-page written verdict stating that Shaukat Yousafzai did not appear before the court despite summon notices.

The District and Sessions Court has ordered Shaukat Yousafzai to 150 million damages in favor of Asfandyar Wali.

Additional Sessions Judge Ejaz ur Rehman while issuing the decision said that Shaukat Yousafzai did not appear in the court despite the summons. Unilateral action was taken due to non-appearance of Shaukat Yousafzai.

It should be remembered that Shaukat Yousafzai had accused Asfandyar Wali of trading Pakhtuns for two and a half million dollars, on which Asfandyar Wali had filed a case for damages against Shaukat Yousafzai in 2019.

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In 2019, Chief of Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan served a defamation notice to the then KP Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai for ‘libelous statements’ without the support of any reasonable proof or justification.