• Meesha Shafi’s request for cross-examination will be heard by a two-judge panel.
• Jugni singer alleged on Twitter that her co-star Ali Zafar engaged in sexual harassment.
• She used the hashtag #MeToo to connect her accusation to a larger movement.

The Pakistani Supreme Court will hear arguments in the singers Meesha Shafi and Ali Zafar’s sexual harassment case On September 2.

Meesha’s request for cross-examination will be heard by a two-judge panel chaired by Justice Qazi Faez Isa via video link.

Meesha filed an appeal in the Supreme court earlier after a trial and high court rejected her motion. The Teefa in Trouble star and other parties to the lawsuit were then given notice by the SC.

The Jugni singer previously alleged on Twitter in April 2018 that her co-star Ali Zafar had repeatedly engaged in sexual harassment “of a physical character” toward her. She used the hashtag #MeToo to connect her accusation to a larger movement against sexual assault and harassment. In June 2018, the Rockstar singer filed a defamation lawsuit in Lahore court through his attorney, asking the court to order Ms. Shafi to retract her false accusations and pay Rs. 1 billion in damages.

Meesha Shafi, a singer, Iffat Omar, a model, and seven other people were detained on September 29 by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime unit on suspicion of waging a social media campaign against musician Ali Zafar.

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