Singer Meesha Shafi on Wednesday approached a Lahore court seeking the dismissal of the defamation case filed against her by Ali Zafar.
During her final arguments, her lawyer, Saqib Jilani, stated that no concrete evidence had been presented to the court to support Zafar’s defamation claims. He added that Shafi had provided evidence of multiple alleged harassment incidents and had consistently maintained her original statements.
Jilani also noted that Zafar had attempted to resolve the matter privately before taking it public, but those efforts were unsuccessful. He argued that Shafi should not face punishment for speaking her truth.
Previously, Zafar’s lawyer, Tariq Gill, claimed that Shafi’s allegations were false and had caused serious reputational harm to Zafar, affecting his career and personal life. Zafar is also seeking Rs1 billion in damages from Shafi.
