WEB DESK: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rasta News Network (RNN) TV Network and journalist Naeem Hanif has publicly apologised to the actress Saba Qamar for passing slanderous statements against her during his podcast on November 1, 2025.
Hanif appeared on a podcast on Tuesday, at RNN Network’s YouTube Channel, where he admitted that a video was uploaded on November 3 on their channel regarding the character assassination of Saba Qamar.
He said that he falsely claimed that she was in a relationship with someone in Lahore. By adding, he said that, “I verified that news later, and it wasn’t correct, and neither was there any truth in it. It was contrary to the truth, which hurt her feelings and stained her character. I am sorry for this and the hurt it caused.”
Responding to the apology, Qamar posted it on her Instagram story by captioning it ‘speechless’.
On November 1, Hanif appeared on a news podcast and criticised Qamar’s statement about preferring to live in Lahore over Karachi. During his conversation, he allegedly claimed that she was dating someone in Lahore.
He also said that, “a woman’s achievements are not earned through merit or professionalism but through association with men.”
Notice by Saba Qamar
After the defamatory remarks made by Naeem Hanif, Saba Qamar filed a case by sending a legal notice towards him, and posted screenshots of the notice in her Instagram story. After watching it, her fans supported her by calling Hanif’s behaviour non-journalistic.
She said that she had taken legal action against the journalist. Who earlier tried to portray her character with false and bogus statements.
And asked the industry and her fans to stand up against this defamation and disrespect. She urged people to call such people out and make them accountable.
The podcast video has been deleted from the YouTube channel.
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