INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ali Zafar's mother defends son amid sexual harassment allegationsLAHORE: Mother of Ali Zafar has come out in
defense of her son amid growing allegations of sexual harassment saying the accusations will be dealt in court of law.Talking to Geo News,
For me, both genders are equally respectable
media.Singer Meesha Shafi on Thursday shocked Pakistan's entertainment industry with allegations of sexual harassment against popular actor
Ali Zafar.Following the accusation, other high-profile voices were quick to lend their support and it became a trending topic across social
media.Shafi posted a lengthy message on Twitter, accusing Zafar of physically harassing her on "more than one occasion"
"This happened to me despite the fact I am an empowered, accomplished woman who is known for speaking her mind!" read the statement.Zafar
denied the accusations, threatening legal action against the actress."I intend to take this through the courts of law, and to address this
professionally and seriously rather than to lodge any accusations here," he wrote on Twitter.Zafar has dominated the music charts in
Pakistan for nearly two decades and has also starred in a number of films including Bollywood satire "Tere bin Laden" which translates as
"Your Bin Laden".The #MeToo and #Timesup campaigns have gone global since allegations of sexual misconduct by Hollywood producer Harvey
Weinstein were published last October, sparking an avalanche of accusations against other powerful men.However, the movement has been slow
to catch on in Pakistan, where women have fought for their rights for years in a patriarchal society where so-called "honour" killings and
attacks on women remain commonplace.In a report released earlier this week by watchdog Human Rights Commission Pakistan, the group said
