{"id":403144,"date":"2023-02-24T16:47:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=403144"},"modified":"2023-02-24T16:47:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:47:49","slug":"legal-battle-between-meesha-shafi-and-ali-zafar-takes-a-dramatic-new-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/legal-battle-between-meesha-shafi-and-ali-zafar-takes-a-dramatic-new-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Battle Between Meesha Shafi and Ali Zafar Takes a Dramatic New Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a dramatic turn of events, singer\/songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ali-zafar-files-plea-for-confiscation-of-meesha-shafis-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meesha Shafi<\/a> has admitted to giving a false statement during the proceedings of a defamation case filed against her by fellow musician Ali Zafar.<\/p>\n<p>Meesha had accused the\u00a0<strong><em>Teefa in Trouble <\/em><\/strong>star of sexual harassment back in 2018, a charge that was vehemently denied by Ali Zafar, who then filed a defamation suit against Shafi.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hania-aamir-goes-viral-with-a-rambunctious-dance-to-naatu-naatu-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hania Aamir Goes Viral With a Rambunctious Dance to &#8216;Naatu Naatu&#8217; [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>In a recent hearing at a Lahore sessions court on Thursday, Zafar&#8217;s lawyer, Advocate Tariq Gul, questioned Shafi about the evidence of sexual harassment that she had submitted in court. The evidence in question was a photo of Shafi and Zafar together for Ayesha Fazli&#8217;s birthday that she herself had uploaded on Facebook with the caption &#8220;tonight we party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-403148\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-758x758.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gul argued that the photo could not be considered evidence of sexual harassment because Meesha Shafi had posted it on social media. He further questioned Shafi&#8217;s claim that she was never summoned by the court, noting that she had made a &#8220;deliberate misrepresentation&#8221; of the court order.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-403150\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-zafar-and-lawyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-zafar-and-lawyer.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-zafar-and-lawyer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-zafar-and-lawyer-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-zafar-and-lawyer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-zafar-and-lawyer-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ali-zafar-and-lawyer-758x758.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In response, Meesha Shafi claimed that her statement about the court summons was a &#8220;slip of the tongue.&#8221; She also admitted that the photo she had submitted as evidence was not a reliable indicator of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>The court documents were shared by Barrister Ambreen Qureshi on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-403149\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shafi-zafar-1-758x758.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shehnaaz-gill-wins-hearts-by-stopping-her-performance-for-azaan-at-an-event-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shehnaaz Gill Wins Hearts by Stopping Her Performance for Azaan in Mumbai [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>The admission by Meesha Shafi is a significant development in the long-running legal battle between the two musicians. Zafar&#8217;s legal team has hailed it as a vindication of their client&#8217;s innocence.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Shafi&#8217;s supporters are seeing it as an over-exaggeration, stating it a ploy by Ali Zafar&#8217;s team to &#8220;save face&#8221; as he is under severe criticism for his &#8220;head-over-heels&#8221; performances for controversial Indian poet <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ae-tractor-trolley-nu-chup-kara-pakistani-celebrities-slam-javed-akhtar-for-spreading-jingoism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Javed Akhtar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Visit the Lens\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity portal<\/a>\u00a0to find out more about your favorite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/celebrity\/hania-aamir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stars<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a dramatic turn of events, singer\/songwriter Meesha Shafi has admitted to giving a false statement during the proceedings of a defamation case filed against her by fellow musician Ali Zafar. 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