#MeToo in Pak: After Meesha Shafi, more women accuse Ali Zafar of sexual harassment
Ali Zafar
On Friday, two more women spoke out about Zafar and accused him of 'groping and forcibly kissing' them
Meesha Shafi is not the only woman to have gone through harassment by singer Ali Zafar it seems as more women have broken their silence and spoken about Zafar's misconduct.
On Thursday, Meesha Shafi, in a long post on Twitter, accused Zafar of 'physical harassment'on more than one occasion.
Meesha mentioned she was not the only one and she hoped that her post would lead others to break their silence.
On Friday, two more women spoke out about Zafar and accused him of 'groping and forcibly kissing' them. Journalist Maham Javaid narrated an incident on Twitter where Ali Zafar tried to kiss her cousin and pull her into a restroom with him.
“So @itsmeeshashafi’s brave sharing of her experience reminded me of a story about @AliZafarsays from many many years ago, when Ali Zafar tried to kiss my cousin and pull my cousin into a restroom with him. Luckily my cousin’s friends were there to push Ali Zafar off”
Thanking Meesha for speaking up, Maham also stated that how they never spoke about the incident before because they felt no one would 'care' because he was a celebrity. "We didn't even think of telling anyone, apart from friends, or reporting him because "he's a celebrity, no one would possibly care or listen". And tbh over the years we forgot the story ourselves, until today. Thanks @itsmeeshashafi for reminding us that our stories matters."
Makeup artist Leena Ghani also shared her story on Twitter and how Zafar had tried to grope her while she was getting a selfie with him. At the time Leena thought she was just thinking things but Meesha’s story made her believe that she “wasn’t crazy.”
Trending Stories
)
)
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
)
)
)
)
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
)
)
)
)
)
)
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Meanwhile, Mahira Khan put out a cryptic tweet on Friday commenting on people who made light of something as serious as sexual harassment. Mahira wrote, "The sick mentality of those commenting on an issue as serious as sexual harassment as casually as they just show where the root of this problem exists - in our minds. We will continue to breed harassers for as long as we continue to desensitise this issue."
Post Meesha's allegations, Ali issued a statement stating he supported the MeToo global movement and that he would speak to Meesha in court. Zafar denied the allegations and stated that Meesha was being vindictive.