Pakistan, April 20 -- A UK High Court has ordered retired Pakistan Army officer Major (retd) Adil Raja to pay £6,100 in legal costs to Brigadier (retd) Rashid Naseer within 14 days, in an ongoing defamation case.
The latest order comes in addition to the £23,000 Raja has already been directed to pay to Naseer's legal team.
At a half-day hearing before Master Davison on Wednesday, the court addressed three preliminary applications ahead of a full trial scheduled for July 2025. Brigadier (retd) Naseer appeared in person at the hearing.
The first application, filed by Adil Raja, sought permission for him and three of his witnesses-Shaheen Sehbai, Colonel (retd) Akbar Hussain, and Mirza Shahzad Akbar-to testify remotely. While Nase...