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Olympic scandal: Federal cabinet decides to sue 'The Sun'
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet expressing regret over the issue of the Olympic passport and visa scandal has decided to take legal action against British newspaper ‘The Sun’.The federal cabinet headed by Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf met here on Wednesday.
Federal Interior Secretary, Chairman NADRA and DG Passport Department were also present during the meeting and briefed the cabinet on the issue.
The decision to take legal action against ‘The Sun’ was taken when there was no evidence found against NADRA and Passport Office officials.
Meanwhile speaking to the media following the cabinet meeting, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zama Kaira said that legal action had been initiated against the British newspaper.
"The cabinet ordered the NADRA (the National Database Registration
Authority) to file a defamation suit (against the paper) after consulting the law ministry," Kaira added.
He also took a swipe at the paper, Britain's biggest-selling daily, saying it "does not have a good reputation".
The Sun tabloid said it had busted a racket involving a politician in Lahore that could have given access to the London Games as part of the Pakistani contingent in return for one million rupees ($10,000).
The Sun said its undercover reporter was offered the chance to go to the Olympics posing as an official member of the Pakistani contingent on a two-month visa.
Pakistan's Olympic chef de mission Aqil Shah also dismissed the Sun's claims earlier this week.
Pakistan's 39-strong delegation -- minus Shah -- is already in London and consists of 23 athletes and 16 officials.
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