Says only Ali Zafar harassed me but he didn’t harass me only.
Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 18th May, 2018) After a long span of silence, singer Meesha Shafi has finally come up with a reply to misogynistic tweets asking her if Ali Zafar was the only man in the industry to harass her.
One person had sarcastically said in his tweet, “Only Ali Zafar abused Meesha Shafi in her entire career as if all other guys stood far from her. Neither did they do any personal messages and walked with their gaze lowered. Only Ali Zafar was a pervert, all other male colleagues were noble.
The person had asked Meesha to name all of such men if she is a true lady.
Responding to this, Meesha said, “Yes only he harassed me but he didn’t harass me only. Get it? Half a dozen other women coming forward not enough for you all? How many will it take? Please share a number.”
Singer Meesha Shafi had alleged her colleague Ali Zafar of sexual harassment in a tweet last month.
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.
Using the #Metoo hashtag, Shafi added that it is not easy to speak out but it is harder to stay silent. “My conscience will not allow it anymore,” she added.
Ali Zafar had broken his silence on the matter when he had categorically denied all claims of harassment lodged against him by Meesha. The singer sent a legal notice of Rs100 million to Meesha Shafi. The actor maintained that Meesha had made false accusations against him of sexually harassing her. According to the notice, a defamation suit will be filed against Meesha upon her failure to issue an apology to Ali on electronic media within two weeks.
Later, Meesha also sent a legal notice to Ali Zafar, demanding an apology. The matter remains unresolved so far and the entertainment industry is largely divided over the issue.
