Ali Zafar Sexually Harassed Me Despite Knowing I Am A Mother Of Two Children: Meesha Shafi
Pakistani singer and actress Meesha Shafi took to the micro-blogging site and shocked her fans with her revelation that she was sexually harassed by Ali Zafar more than one occasion.
Ali
Zafar
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on
Meesha
Shafi's
Allegations
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Shocked?
So
are
we.
Pakistani
singer
and
actress
Meesha
Shafi
took
to
the
micro-blogging
site
and
shocked
her
fans
with
her
revelation
that
she
was
sexually
harassed
by
Ali
Zafar
more
than
one
occasion
and
he
harassed
her
despite
knowing
that
she's
a
mother
of
two
children.
She
captioned
her
post
as
saying,
"Sharing
this
because
I
believe
that
by
speaking
out
about
my
own
experience
of
sexual
harassment,
I
will
break
the
culture
of
silence
that
permeates
through
our
society.
It
is
not
easy
to
speak
out..
but
it
is
harder
to
stay
silent.
My
conscience
will
not
allow
it
anymore
#MeToo."
In
her
statement
posted
on
Twitter,
she
wrote,
"As
a
woman,
a
public
figure
and
a
mother,
I
have
always
felt
strongly
about
using
my
voice
to
encourage
and
support
our
youth
who
look
up
to
me
especially
girls,
who
dream
of
carving
their
own
path
in
Pakistan."
"Despite
having
a
voice,
there
are
some
issues
that
are
very
difficult
to
speak
about
as
a
woman,
especially
sexual
harassment."
"If
this
can
happen
to
someone
like
me,
an
established
artist,
then
it
can
happen
to
any
young
woman
hoping
to
break
into
the
industry
and
that
concerns
me
gravely."
She
added,
"I
have
been
subjected,
on
more
than
one
occasion,
to
sexual
harassment
of
a
physical
nature
at
the
hands
of
a
colleague
from
my
industry:
Ali
Zafar.
These
incidences
did
not
happen
when
I
was
young,
or
just
entering
the
industry.
This
happened
to
me
despite
the
fact
that
I
am
an
empowered,
accomplished
woman
who
is
known
for
speaking
her
mind!
This
happened
to
me
as
a
mother
of
two
children."
"
It
has
been
an
extremely
traumatic
experience
for
me
and
my
family.
Ali
is
someone
I
have
known
for
many
years
and
someone
who
I
have
shared
the
stage
with.
I
feel
betrayed
by
his
behaviour
and
his
attitude
and
I
know
that
I
am
not
alone."
"Today
I
am
breaking
this
culture
of
silence
and
I
hope
that
by
doing
that
I
am
setting
an
example
for
young
women
in
my
country
to
do
the
same.
We
only
have
our
voices
and
the
time
has
come
to
use
them."
We
wonder
what
Ali
Zafar,
who
has
been
always
vocal
about
social
issues,
has
to
say
about
her
allegations!