Singer Meesha Shafi has filed an appeal in the Lahore High Court (LHC) challenging a trial court's verdict in a defamation case.
In her petition, submitted by her legal counsel under the Defamation Ordinance 2002, she has raised substantive legal objections to the judgment dated March 31, 2026, which fined her Rs. 5 million.
The appeal argues that the trial court failed to properly evaluate both the facts and the applicable law, and decided the defamation claim without first determining the sexual harassment allegations on merit.
The petitioner contended that an unproven allegation cannot automatically be treated as false, adding that in harassment cases, a credible statement by the complainant may be sufficient.
