Shahbaz Gill warns off strict action for rumors against Bushra Bibi

LAHORE: Shahbaz Gill, Prime Minister’s special adviser for political communications, said on Sunday that the government had filed a lawsuit in a national court against a reporter who made “insulting and fabricated” comments about Bushra Bibi.

The SAPM said that “strict legal action will be taken against those who spread false news about the first lady.”

Rumors soon began to spread on social media and WhatsApp groups as a day earlier, a journalist claimed that Bushra Bibi had “gotten into a fight with Prime Minister Imran Khan” and that she had left Bani Gala for Lahore and staying at her friend, Farah Khan’s home.

When approached by Geo News, Farah Khan also refuted the news of the couple’s alleged fight and separation and denied that the first lady was staying at her place.

“I am surprised how someone made this up because Bushra Bibi has not visited Lahore in a long time,” Farah Khan said. “The first lady is still in Bani Gala with her husband and they have not had any fights.”

Farah Khan said that people’s personal lives should not be dragged into politics and condemned the “fake propaganda” spread about the first lady.

Gill also confirmed that as against the rumours, both Bushra Bibi and Prime Minister Imran Khan are currently in Islamabad and that the rumours of their separation are completely baseless.