Singer Meesha Shafi responds to the legal notice sent by Ali Zafar
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ISLAMABAD - Singer Meesha Shafi has responded to the defamation notice sent to her by the famous singer Ali Zafar against whom she had levelled serious allegations of sexual harassment.
She has appointed Muhammad Ahmad Pansota and Nighat Dad as legal counsels to oversee issues pertaining to her sexual harassment claim against Ali Zafar.
“I have appointed Barrister pansota1 and nighatdad as my legal counsels to look after all issues pertaining to my sexual harassment claim against Ali Zafar. Media is requested to contact them to get any update on the ongoing issue,” she tweeted on Tuesday.
Dad is a lawyer and Internet and women’s rights activist who runs the not-for-profit organisation Digital Rights Foundation. Her work in the field of IT security has earned her many international awards.
Barrister Pansota is an advocate based in Lahore.
The announcement comes a day after Ali sent a legal notice to Meesha seeking an apology, which, if not provided, will result in "damages to the tune of at least Rs100 million" under Defamation Ordinance.
Ali maintains that Meesha levelled false accusations of sexual harassment against him.