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July 3, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

PTI UK Leader Pays £40,000 in Defamation Case Brought By Journalist Murtaza Ali Shah

A senior ex-member of PTI UK has formally apologized and agreed to pay £40,000 in legal costs to prominent journalist Murtaza Ali Shah, following a High Court ruling in London that found defamatory content had been shared against him. Riaz Hussain, formerly the Additional General Secretary for PTI UK’s northwest region, has now withdrawn from the ongoing defamation proceedings involving three former party officials. After nearly four years of defending his actions, Hussain conceded in court that the allegations he made against Geo News reporter Murtaza Ali Shah were entirely false. As part of his settlement, Hussain issued a public apology both on his Facebook page and

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