LAHORE: There has been no response from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan to a debate challenge by Director Geo News election cell Iftikhar Ahmad over allegations against the channel.

During his programme ‘Mere Mutabiq’ on Friday, Iftikhar Ahmad had urged Imran Khan to provide evidence defending his allegation against Geo News of being involved in rigging during general elections 2013.

In the programme, the senior journalist invited Imran Khan and his team for a debate over the allegations. Iftikhar Ahmad said Imran Khan had issued a 100-page white paper over election rigging but did not mention the allegations against Geo News. He added that Imran Khan and PTI workers were continuously leveling allegations against Geo News.

Speaking to Geo News on Saturday, Mr Ahmad said it was regrettable that neither Imran Khan nor any other PTI representative had contacted him. He added that his team was willing to address any grievances the PTI found during Geo News’ election transmission.

Meanwhile a response has been issued by a Jang group spokesman to all the allegations leveled by Imran Khan against Geo News.