Washington – DC DC: A number one American-Pakistani businessman has sued two USbased Pakistani journalists from GEO Information and BOL TV for defaming him on social media and inflicting hurt to his fame.
The defamation case has been began by enterprise tycoon Tanweer Ahmed towards BOL TV’s Houston reporter Kamran Jilani and GEO’s Dallas correspondent Raja Zahid A Khanzada for his or her Meta (Fb) posts, making false allegations towards Tanweer Ahmed and accusing him of operating a marketing campaign towards Tahir Javed to get him sacked as caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haqa Kakar’s advisor on abroad funding.
Final month, Texas-based Pakistani- American businessman Muhammad Tahir Javed joined Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar as Particular Assistant on Funding however was faraway from his publish simply after three weeks over a scandal.
Houston-based Schmidt Regulation Agency’s C Thomas Schmidt has despatched defamation “stop and desist” letters to each reporters, demanding of them to delete their libellous publications, pay damages to Tanweer Ahmed and difficulty public apologies or else face trial.
The case towards Raja Zahid Khanzada is a few defamatory publish on his Fb web page revealed on 17 October during which Khanzada wrote: “Houston’s Black Hen Man Similar to black from the surface, it turned out to be black from the within as nicely. After Tahir Javed grew to become a minister, he met his demise in frustration, expressing his bitterness.”
The Houston Pakistani enterprise tycoon’s lawyer has written to the Khanzada that the contents of his publication are defamatory as in that Ahmed is a bitter and malicious man; has no morals; and wrongfully maligning a 3rd celebration.
Authorized papers present Kamran Jilani made false accusations towards Tanweer Ahmed on 17 October 2023 and 25 October 2023 on his Fb web page quickly after American-Pakistani Tahir Javed was made advisor to PM Kakar. In his posts, Kamran Jilani accused Tanweer Ahmed of dishonesty and jealousy by alleging that he had began a smear marketing campaign towards Tahir Javed, a fellow American- Pakistani businessman. Kamran Jilani referred to as Tanweer Ahmed a “mafia don” who broken US-Pakistan relations and assailed Javed. The reporter accused Tanweer Ahmed of colluding with the Pakistani institution to get Tahir Javed sacked from his shortlived publish.
The BOL reporter additionally falsely accused the Houston enterprise tycoon of funding schooling within the College of Maryland of a senior Pakistani official’s son.
Attorneys of Tanweer Ahmed have mentioned within the letter that Kamran Jilani accused the enterprise tycoon of dishonestly and maliciously partaking in a smear marketing campaign towards Tahir Javed which has included character assassination and mudslinging due to his jealousy and private animosity; making false allegations towards Tahir Javed; eradicating Tahir Javed from his publish in Pakistan; and that Tanweer Ahmed places on a facade for peace however his behaviour is sort of a mafia don.
The authorized letters inform each Kamran Jilani and Khanzada that the defamatory imputations are solely false and as such they represent libel and slander. It says: “You’ve gotten made severe, false and wildly exaggerated statements about our consumer with no shred of fact to them or proof of the identical. There will be little doubt, primarily based on the seriousness of the allegations and the extent of publication, that our consumer’s fame has been precipitated very severe hurt by the publications. The allegations which you might be intent on making about our consumer even have the tendency to break his enterprise relationships within the USA . You’ll be required to compensate our consumer for any monetary loss attributable to your conduct.”
Tanweer Ahmed is an American- Pakistani businessman, investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist who works with main corporations, not for revenue organisations and hospitals. He’s the proprietor of the biggest cricket complicated in Houston, the Prairie View Cricket Advanced and the proprietor of the Houston Hurricanes cricket franchise. The multi-millionaire businessman is the founding father of a model of meals chains and in addition owns many meals chain franchises like Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC. He owns California’s largest transport firm and has enterprise pursuits within the power sector and drugs business. Tanweer Ahmed is credited for taking on $50 million {dollars} assist to Pakistan in the course of the 2022 devastating floods in Pakistan. He’s described as an extremely well-respected and lively member of the Houston group with a fame for honesty and integrity.
