Court restricts Meesha Shafi from making derogatory remarks against Ali Zafar on all mediums

Singer-actor Ali Zafar had filed a defamation suit in a district court against Meesha Shafi, claiming damages of Rs.1 billion filed under the Defamation Ordinance 2002. This came in response for the claims of sexual harassment made by the pop singer turned actress Meesha Shafi over social media about two months ago.

Meesha Shafi, Ali Zafar fued taken to court

According to the news source Ali Zafar has said in the notice that Meesha Shafi has caused tremendous injury to his reputation, good will and livelihood through making false, slanderous and defamatory allegations.

The copy the notice is available with the local media, which includes the following statement, “As the defamatory statements are patently false, it can only be concluded that this malicious campaign has been launched against the plaintiff as part of a motivated conspiracy to tarnish the plaintiff’s good image through making false accusations. The defendant has associated herself with the global #MeToo movement, with one of the launchers of the #MeToo movement Rose McGowan labeling the defendant as ‘a heroine for our times.”

It also includes, “Be that as it may, that due to the defamatory campaign being spearheaded by the defendant, the plaintiff besides special damages in case of defamation further suffered the following damages: Mental torture Rs 2 crore, Loss of contacts Rs 8 crore, Loss of reputation/goodwill Rs 50 crore, Loss of business opportunities Rs 40 crore.”

During the hearing of the case on June 25th Additional District Judge Ahmed Shahzad granted a stay order in favour of Ali restraining Meesha Shafi from making any further degrading statements against Zafar across all available mediums until the court gave in the final verdict on the case.

The next hearing of the case is now in July.