Ali Zafar files Rs1 billion defamation suit against Meesha Shafi

Ali Zafar has filed a Rs 1 billion defamation suit at a district court against actor-singer Meesha Shafi, who accused him of sexual harassment two months ago on micro-blogging site Twitter.

According to Geo News, the suit has been filed under the Defamation Ordinance 2002 and Zafar said Shafi damaged his reputation through false allegations.

"The tweet dated 19.04.2018 and the Instep Article dated 21.04.2018 are false, slanderous, and defamatory statements, stand published and originate from the defendant, therefore, have caused tremendous injury to the Plaintiff's reputation, good will, livelihood; being attempts to tarnish the good image of the plaintiff.

"As the defamatory statements are patently false, it can only be concluded that this malicious campaign has been launched against the plaintiff as part of a motivated conspiracy to tarnish the plaintiff's good image through making false accusations," the notice read.

According to the suit, Shafi "has associated herself with the global #MeToo movement, with one of the launchers of the #MeToo movement 'Rose McGowan' labeling the defendant as 'a heroine for our times'."