LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore on Monday asked singer-cum-actor, Meesha Shafi, to respond by July 5 to a Rs1 billion defamation case that was filed, earlier, against her by singer/actor, Ali Zafar. During the hearing, headed by Additional Sessions Judge Shehzad Ahmed, Ali’s counsel, Rana Intezar Hussain, argued his point of view that Meesha […]
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Wealthy celebrities like Weinstein better-armed to face sex charges
In handcuffing powerful movie producer Harvey Weinstein Friday, US authorities justice appeared to confirm that no one escapes the long arm of the law in the United States. But the record shows that celebrity and wealth promises a better outcome for the accused, especially in sex cases. That legal ambivalence was on view Friday with […]
Meesha Shafi receives support from #MeToo campaigner Rose McGowan
Meesha Shafi’s explosive allegation of sexual harassment against Pakistan’s most popular singer and actor Ali Zafar has propelled the #MeToo movement in Pakistan with more women coming forward to express and share their own stories of abuse and harassment. It didn’t take long for this controversy to go global as the Hollywood actress and the […]