Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has sent a legal notice to Khawaja Asif for defamation of character and allegations of misuse of Zakat funds by Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust According to a PTI's spokesperson here on Tuesday, through his lawyer Salman Raja Imran Khan has issued the legal notice for defamation of his character through false allegations on major media outlets on August 1.
As per the notice, Khawaja Asif is legally liable for each instance of the publication, republication, broadcast, re-broadcast, receipt communication and reporting of the defamatory material uttered along with false allegations. The legal notice also states, "You (Khawaja Asif) have purposely made insidious remarks on Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust alleging that its Chairman Imran Khan has indulged in money laundering.
"You (Khawaja Asif) have insidiously alleged misuse of the Endowment Fund of the Shaukat Khanum Hospital to discredit the integrity and transparency of affairs at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust. "You (Khawaja Asif) have incited and induced the public at large all over Pakistan and the rest of the world to not make any donations to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust. By this action you (Khawaja Asif) have caused harm to not only this national institution but also the poor and indigent patients."