Says Ali Zafar tried to kiss her cousin and pull her into a restroom
Lahore (Pakistan Point News - 20th Apr, 2018) Following singer Meesha Shafi’s tweet against fellow singer Ali Zafar alleging him of sexual harassment, a new debate has been sparked up on social media.
A female journalist has spoken up in Meesha’s favor on Twitter, recalling an incident with her cousin where Ali Zafar tried harassing her sexually.
“So @itsmeeshashafi's brave sharing of her experience reminded me of a story about @AliZafarsays from many many years ago, when Ali Zafar tried to kiss my cousin and pull my cousin into a restroom with him. Luckily my cousin's friends were there to push Ali Zafar off,” said Maham Javaid, a journalist associated with a local publication.
“This was on a boat on the way to a party at the Yacht Club between 2004-2005. Why don't I remember the date? Bc this is what's crazy: in those days such sexual harassment was such a non issue and simultaneously such a taboo that we hardly spoke about it,” she added to the thread.
Thanking Meesha Shafi for reminding these stories, she said, “We didn't even think of telling anyone, apart from friends, or reporting him because "he's a celebrity, no one would possibly care or listen". And tbh over the years we forgot the story ourselves, until today.”
Pakistan’s renowned actress, model and singer Meesha Shafi accused fellow singer Ali Zafar of sexual harassment on microblogging website Twitter on Thursday, sparking a new debate in the country.
In her tweet on Thursday, Meesha Shafi said, “I have been subjected, on more than one occasion, to sexual harassment of physical nature at the hands of a colleague from my industry: Ali Zafar.”
Meesha said that she is sharing this because she believes that by speaking out about her own experience of sexual harassment, she will break the culture of silence that permeates through our society.
Ali Zafar, however, denied the accusations saying that he will take the matter to the court.
