PESHAWAR: A local court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the damages suit against Prime Minister Imran Khan till December 7.The lawyer for the prime minister sought more time from the court in the damages case filed by former MPA Fauzia Bibi. The court on the request of the counsel adjourned the hearing till December 7.Fauzia Bibi is a former PTI MPA hailing from Chitral. She filed the damages suit against Imran Khan for accusing her of selling her vote for Rs40 million in the Senate elections held in March. The court also ordered the plaintiff to provide a list of witnesses within three days. The court fixed November 15 for recording statements of the witnesses in the case. Fauzia Bibi filed the suit for damages through her lawyer Ghufranullah Shah after the PTI suspended her membership. She sought an order of the court against the PTI chairman to decree Rs5 billion as damages for defaming her. It was submitted that the plaintiff was a law-abiding citizen and belonged to a respectable family.
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