Actor Iffat Omar on Saturday said singer Meesha Shafi had told her about the incidents of alleged sexual harassment she faced at the hands of singer-actor Ali Zafar two weeks before the revelation on Twitter. Photo courtesy Iffat Omar Twitter
LAHORE: Actor Iffat Omar on Saturday said singer Meesha Shafi had told her about the incidents of alleged sexual harassment she faced at the hands of singer-actor Ali Zafar two weeks before the revelation on Twitter.
During her cross-examination before a sessions court, seized with a defamation suit of Zafar against Meesha, Ms Omar said Meesha had told her about the alleged incidents at a dinner on the next day at her (Ms Omar’s) place. She said Shafi and her mother, Saba Hameed, were deeply upset at the dinner.
The counsel for singer-cum-actor Ali Zafar on Saturday partly cross-examined senior actor Iffat Omar, a witness of singer Meesha Shafi who accused the male fellow of sexual harassment. File photo
LAHORE: The counsel for singer-cum-actor Ali Zafar on Saturday partly cross-examined senior actor Iffat Omar, a witness of singer Meesha Shafi who accused the male fellow of sexual harassment.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Imtiaz Ahmad seized with a defamation suit of Zafar against the female singer administered the cross-examination.
Responding to the questions of Advocate Umar Gill, Zafar’s counsel, Ms Omar said her first work with Saba Hameed, the mother of Ms Shafi, was a