Meesha Shafi booked for smear campaign against Ali Zafar

LAHORE: A case has been registered against singer Meesha Shafi by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over a harassment case.

Meesha Shafi and eight others have been booked for vilification against singer turned actor, Ali Zafar by the FIA.  As per reports, the case was filed against Shafi for maligning Zafar’s name in a harassment case.

Meesha Shafi had filed an Rs.2 billion defamation suit against fellow artist Ali Zafar in Lahore sessions court for making false allegations against her. The suit includes Rs.1 billion for hurting the singer’s reputation while Rs.1 billion has been demanded over ‘mental torture and agony’.

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She also requested the court to declare Ali Zafar’s statements as false and defamatory. “It is prayed that the defendant (Zafar) be permanently restrained from making any further defamatory statement against the plaintiff (Shafi),” the suit stated.

Ali Zafar had also submitted an Rs. 1 billion suit against Meesha for accusing him of sexual harassment.