Daily Mail apologises to PM Shehbaz for 2019 article, terms ‘mistake’

The Daily Mail apologized to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for an article published in 2019 and termed the publication a “mistake.”

In 2019 Daily Mail published an article and accused him of “stealing British foreign aid money.”

David Rose’s story claimed that Shehbaz, the former chief minister of Punjab, embezzled DFID earthquake funds.

In a clarification published on its website today, the British publication said: “In an article concerning Mr. Shahbaz Sharif entitled ‘Did the family of Pakistani politician who has become the poster boy for British overseas aid STEAL funds meant for earthquake victims’ published on 14 July 2019 we reported on an investigation by Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau into Mr. Sharif and suggested that the money under investigation included a not insubstantial sum of British public money that had been paid to the Punjab province in DFID grant aid.”

“We accept Mr Sharif has never been accused by the National Accountability Bureau of any wrongdoing in relation to British public money or DFID grant aid. We are pleased to make this clear and apologise to Mr. Sharif for this error,” the clarification read.