Iffat Omar asks security in defamation case hearing against Ali Zafar

LAHORE: Actress Iffat Omar has requested a Lahore session court to provide her security in a defamation case hearing against famous singer Ali Zafar.

According to Iffat Omar, after being harassed by supporters of Ali Zafar at the last hearing, Omar, during the hearing, requested a Lahore session court to provide her security.

She told the court that in the previous hearing of the case on 19th January, supporters of Zafar had followed her outside the courtroom, mocked her, and chanted slogans against singer Meesha Shafi.

The judge took notice of the incident and told the actor to take the complaint to the relevant forum. “If the harassment took place inside the courtroom, we will take action against it according to law,” he remarked.

“However, if it happened outside the room, then the matter has to be taken to another sessions court,” he stated. Moreover, Omar was instructed to file a petition in the sessions court and the hearing was adjourned till 10th February.