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Ali Zafar files FIR against Meesha Shafi

Ali Zafar files FIR against Meesha Shafi

Famed singer Ali Zafar has filed an FIR against Meesha Shafi, and eightothers for posting defamatory content against him on their Twitter,Facebook, and Instagram accounts.

The FIR filed by Ali Zafar names Meesha Shafi, Iffat Omarlink,Ali Gul Pir, Humna Raza, Leena Ghani, Fariya Ayub, Maham Javaid, SyedFaizan Raza, and Haseeemuz Zaman.

They have been booked under Section 20 (Offences against the dignity of anatural person) of the PECA and Section 109 (Punishment of abetment) of thePakistan Penal Code.

According to the FIR, “Some persons are using Twitter, Facebook andInstagram account uploading defamatory posts and doing his [Zafar’s]character assassination on social media to damage his reput in society.”

He said that Meesha used her Twitter account to post derogatory remarks andfalse allegations against the complainant on April 19, 2018.

Earlier in November 2018, Ali Zafarlinkhadfiled a complaint with the FIA cybercrime wing, alleging that many socialmedia accounts were posting “threats and defamatory material” against him.