"The court found that her allegations of sexual harassment of a physical nature had not been proved to be true or shown to be made for the public good, and therefore constituted actionable defamation."
"The court added that Shafi was to be permanently restrained from repeating, publishing, or causing to be published, directly or indirectly, the aforesaid defamatory allegations of sexual harassment of a physical nature against the plaintiff, in any form of media."
"Nighat Dad, the lawyer who represented Shafi in court, stated that the appeal is likely to challenge the judgement on several grounds: that the trial court misread and selectively interpreted the evidence."
"Dad also mentioned that the trial court failed to properly consider material evidence presented by Meesha and overlooked the legal context, particularly that her sexual harassment complaint against Ali Zafar is still pending before the Supreme Court."
A Lahore court ruled in favor of Ali Zafar in his defamation case against Meesha Shafi, ordering her to pay 5 million rupees in damages. The court found Shafi's allegations of sexual harassment against Zafar to be false and defamatory. It stated that her claims had not been proven true and were not made for the public good. Shafi is permanently restrained from repeating these allegations, and her legal team plans to appeal the ruling, citing misinterpretation of evidence and pending legal matters.
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