Junaid Safdar denies report of being arrested in London.

ISLAMABAD -- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's grandson Muhammad Junaid Safdar has denied social media posts claiming that he was arrested in London by Scotland Yard.

Several users on Twitter shared a video showing Junaid Safdar being taken away by the police in a van. Some users alleged Junaid has been arrested in relation to the discovery of a Bentley in Karachi stolen from London and some claimed Junaid had been arrested for obtaining a fake degree, said a message received here.

Junaid Safdar said in a statement that the social media news was fake and baseless. 'News regarding my arrest is fake. For those who have a short memory, this video is from 2018. I was arrested after responding in self-defence to an attack instigated by a group of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf goons, who took no time in turning tail.'

He said that Scotland Yard carried out a criminal investigation and no further action was taken.

Junaid Safdar said: 'I am told that the journalist responsible for propagating this fake news has deleted his tweet, perhaps less out of moral considerations and more out of embarrassment. No apology or clarification was issued. Must really be a man of grace and...