Asfandyar Wali Wins Defamation Case, Shaukat Yousafzai Fined Rs1 Million

A Peshawar court has ruled in favour of ANP leader Asfandyar Wali Khan in a defamation case against PTI’s Shaukat Yousafzai. The case stemmed from a 2019 press conference where Yousafzai accused Wali of “selling Pashtuns for $25 million.” The court found the accusation baseless and ordered Yousafzai to pay Rs1 million in damages. Although Wali had demanded Rs150 million, the court said the remarks clearly harmed his reputation and couldn’t be excused as someone else’s quote.