{"id":295744,"date":"2021-01-15T15:55:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T10:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=295744"},"modified":"2021-01-15T15:55:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T10:55:48","slug":"leena-ghani-demands-rs-500-million-in-harassment-lawsuit-against-ali-zafar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/leena-ghani-demands-rs-500-million-in-harassment-lawsuit-against-ali-zafar\/","title":{"rendered":"Leena Ghani Demands Rs 500 Million in Harassment Lawsuit Against Ali Zafar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Meesha Shafi, Pakistani make-up artist and activist Leena Ghani has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against singer Ali Zafar on the grounds of similar allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Sister of fashion designer Maheen Ghani, Leena Ghani is demanding Rs.500 million in damages following the suit. In a series of tweets, Leena said that she has decided to stand up for herself.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;After years of personal and legal attacks by Mr Zafar, I have decided to stand up for myself and fight back.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After years of personal and legal attacks by Mr. Zafar, I have decided to stand up for myself and fight back.<\/p>\n<p>They said go to the courts. So I did. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/metoo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#metoo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TimesUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TimesUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XSRyaMuTLB\">pic.twitter.com\/XSRyaMuTLB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; leena (@Leena_Ghani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leena_Ghani\/status\/1349368895329734662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She further added,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Pakistan is my home, as it is for millions of other women \u2013 is it fair that we can be harassed, maligned and labeled as liars when we speak up against sexual harassment in our own country?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have moved the court to stop Mr. Zafar and his army of trolls from harassing me further.<\/p>\n<p>Across the board female activists, journalists and lawyers are being targeted for being vocal and speaking up on women based issues, especially the MeToo movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/33Tx45QnrP\">pic.twitter.com\/33Tx45QnrP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; leena (@Leena_Ghani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leena_Ghani\/status\/1349368922177478656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Meesha Shafi had alleged that Ali Zafar sexually harassed her on multiple occasions. On his part, the <em><strong>Teefa in Trouble <\/strong><\/em>star &#8216;categorically&#8217; denied the allegations and had filed a complaint with FIA cybercrime wing against celebrities like Meesha, Iffat Omar, Leena Ghani, Fariha Ayub, Maham Javaid, Ali Gul, Haseemuz Zaman Khan, Humna Raza and Syed Faizan Raza for allegedly running a smear &#8216;campaign&#8217; against him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j1C34onEXC\">pic.twitter.com\/j1C34onEXC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliZafarsays\/status\/986969628869046272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, Leena Ghani has requested the court to declare her statement made on April 19, 2018, factual and based on truth, and that she was not part of any campaign against Ali.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In her petition, the make-up artist pleaded that Ali Zafar\u2019s actions had caused her mental torture and that she should be compensated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/court-summons-meesha-shafi-in-ali-zafar-smear-campaign-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Court Summons Meesha Shafi in Ali Zafar &#8216;Smear Campaign&#8217; Case<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Meesha Shafi, Pakistani make-up artist and activist Leena Ghani has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against singer Ali Zafar on the grounds of similar allegations. Sister of fashion designer Maheen Ghani, Leena Ghani is demanding Rs.500 million in damages following the suit. 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