British journalist David Rose says that the court has just held a preliminary hearing in the case of defamation of Shahbaz Sharif, has not pronounced a verdict.
News is circulating in the Pakistani media that a London court has given a preliminary verdict in favor of Shahbaz Sharif, calling the Daily Mail article a disgrace to him. David Rose denied the allegations, saying today's hearing was "very basic".
According to the British journalist, the decision that sets out the procedure for the trial, which is to take place in the future, in today's decision, the court said that what the Daily Mail article means, it is not a final decision.
Contrary to some Pakistani reports, today's hearing in the Shahbaz Sharif defamation case is strictly preliminary. The judgment sets the parameters for the eventual trial, which lies in the future: it determines what the court says the article means. It is NOT a final outcome.
