Overview
- Hanif acknowledged on RNN’s YouTube podcast hosted by Bushra Khan that his November 2025 assertions about Qamar were untrue and issued an apology.
- The original video carrying the allegations was removed from RNN’s channel after the legal notice was served.
- Qamar shared a clip of the apology on her Instagram story with the caption “Speechless.”
- The withdrawn claims alleged a live-in relationship and residence in Lahore’s Walton area, which Qamar had previously rejected as baseless.
- The notice demanded takedown of the content, a public apology, restraint from further comments, and Rs100 million in damages, prompting wider calls for stronger journalistic standards.