{"id":1910,"date":"2025-06-03T15:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2025-06-03T05:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T00:37:37","slug":"shoaib-akhtar-dr-nauman-niaz-reignite-feud-with-defamation-notice-sent-to-maverick-ex-pacer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/03\/shoaib-akhtar-dr-nauman-niaz-reignite-feud-with-defamation-notice-sent-to-maverick-ex-pacer","title":{"rendered":"Shoaib Akhtar, Dr Nauman Niaz Reignite Feud with Defamation Notice Sent to Maverick Ex-Pacer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"533\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Former cricket star Shoaib Akhtar has been served a defamation notice worth Rs1 billion by sports journalist and former PCB official Dr Nauman Niaz, reviving their long-standing public feud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"533\">The legal notice, dated May 29, accuses Akhtar of making baseless and unethical remarks about Niaz during a recent TV appearance, damaging his reputation.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"572\">Details of the Defamation Notice<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"1107\">The notice points to Akhtar\u2019s comments on a private news channel where he said that Niaz \u201cused to carry our bags\u201d and \u201cwas kept for that purpose,\u201d statements that the notice calls \u201cfactually incorrect\u201d and an assault on Niaz\u2019s dignity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"1107\">It further accuses Akhtar of using foul language with the intent to destroy the reputation Niaz built through hard work.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have received a legally defective, unfounded, ego satisfying and utterly frivolous Defamation Notice from Nouman Niaz. I have engaged Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SalmanKNiazi1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SalmanKNiazi1<\/a>, a trustworthy, brilliant and capable lawyer, to draft and send a befitting reply in this regard. He will represent me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoaib100mph\/status\/1929503021811060825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"1107\">The notice warns that failure to issue an apology and retraction within 14 days will result in legal action under the Defamation Ordinance 2002, seeking damages of Rs1 billion.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1136\">Background of the Feud<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1558\">This is not the first time the two have clashed publicly. Their feud dates back to 2021 when Niaz apologised unconditionally after a heated exchange on a PTV Sports panel, which led to Akhtar resigning from the channel. At the time, Niaz had confronted Akhtar over his praise of the Lahore Qalandars, which escalated into a tense exchange on live television.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1558\">Despite the apology, tensions have persisted between the two.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1844\">Following the latest notice, Akhtar described it as \u201clegally defective, unfounded, ego-satisfying, and utterly frivolous\u201d on social media and has sought legal counsel to respond appropriately.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1844\">The ongoing dispute continues to capture attention in Pakistan\u2019s cricket and media circles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Former cricket star Shoaib Akhtar has been served a defamation notice worth Rs1 billion by sports journalist and former PCB official Dr Nauman Niaz, reviving their long-standing public feud. The legal notice, dated May 29, accuses Akhtar of making baseless and unethical remarks about Niaz during a recent TV appearance, damaging his reputation. 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