PTI activist Shayan Ali's defamation case against TV heads to UK High Court trial
Key takeaways
- Make us preferred on Google PTI supporter Shayan Ali stands before a mic at an event in the UK.
- He maintains that he did not attack Nawaz, did not throw his telephone and was recording a video outside the PML-N office when the incident occurred.
- Shayan subsequently complained to Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s broadcasting regulator.
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Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV Pakistan PTI activist Shayan Ali's defamation case against TV heads to UK High Court trial Report claims Shayan tried to attack Nawaz Sharif with mobile phone By Murtaza Ali Shah | Published June 24, 2026
Make us preferred on Google PTI supporter Shayan Ali stands before a mic at an event in the UK. — X/@ShayanA2307LONDON: British-Pakistani PTI activist Shayan Ali’s defamation claim against a private television — seeking nearly £100,000 in damages — is progressing towards trial at the High Court in London, with a key hearing expected to take place within a few days, according to court records.
The proceedings concern the private TV’s broadcast aired on April 2, 2022, which alleged that Shayan had attempted to attack former prime minister Nawaz Sharif outside the Pakistan Muslim League-N office near Hyde Park and had thrown a mobile telephone, which struck and injured a security guard.