Apology covers only one point, says Daily Mail reporter David Rose

Apology covers only one point, says Daily Mail reporter David Rose

Apology covers only one point, says Daily Mail reporter David Rose

Apology covers only one point, says Daily Mail reporter David Rose

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  • David Rose said, “There seems to be some confusion in the Pakistani media about the end reached yesterday to the defamation cases brought by Shehbaz Sharif and Ali Imran Yousaf against the Daily Mail on Sunday.”
  • “The newspaper has not apologised for other allegations in the article, such as those covering alleged money-laundering.”
  • “The case is therefore over. The newspaper has removed the article from the internet,” he said.
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KARACHI: Reporter of Daily Mail, the UK tabloid, David Rose on Friday said the apology issued by his organization only covered one point that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not accuse Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of stealing aid.

In a thread of Tweets, David Rose said, “There seems to be some confusion in the Pakistani media about the end reached yesterday to the defamation cases brought by Shehbaz Sharif and Ali Imran Yousaf against the Daily Mail on Sunday.

“The apology issued covers only one point: That NAB did not accuse Mr Sharif of stealing large sums of DFID aid when he was chief minister of Punjab. The newspaper has not apologised for other allegations in the article, such as those covering alleged money-laundering.”

The Daily Mail journalist said Messrs Sharif and Yousaf had not issued replies to their defences that complied with the requirements of English law. Those defences therefore stood, and were public documents, he said.

“The newspaper has not paid Mr Sharif or Mr Yousaf either damages or costs, and it has not waived the costs orders made against them by Mr Justice Nicklin last month,” he said.

David Rose said Mr Sharif and Mr Yousaf had settled their claims. “The case is therefore over. The newspaper has removed the article from the internet. I shall be making no comment on the end to these proceedings,” he maintained.

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