Ali Zafar vs. Meesha Shafi
2018–onwards Pakistani harassment and defamation cases
Ali Zafar and Meesha Shafi are Pakistani singers who had been colleagues and friends for several years. On 19 April 2018, Shafi publicly accused Zafar of sexual harassment. Zafar, as plaintiff, denied and subsequently filed a civil defamation suit against Shafi, as defendant. More women came in against Zafar and supported Shafi, highlighting the MeToo movement in Pakistan. Reported as a "high-profile" case, a trial court in Lahore ruled the defamation case in Zafar's favour after about eight years, on 31 March 2026; however, Shafi challenged the verdict in the Lahore High Court.
Meanwhile, other legal cases were also filed. These include a cybercrime complaint by Zafar with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which involves other persons with Shafi who had also made social media posts against Zafar, including Leena Ghani, Iffat Omar, and Ali Gul Pir. Shafi also filed a workplace harassment complaint which was dismissed. Appeals against execution for both of these were submitted before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Furthermore, two defamation suits in counterclaim were also filed against Zafar, one by Shafi and the other by Ghani.
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