BBC News: Pakistan actress Meesha Shafi says pop star Ali Zafar harassed her

In this file photo, Pakistani singer Meesha Shafi from the Pakistani band Overload performs during a concert at the Daniel Pearl World Music Days in Islamabad on Oct. 9, 2010. (AFP)

April 20: BBC News states that a leading Pakistani actress has accused a popular singer of sexual harassment, in what is thought to be the first #MeToo moment in conservative Pakistan. Meesha Shafi, who has acted in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist, says music star Ali Zafar subjected her to "harassment of a physical nature". Mr Zafar says he "categorically" denies the claims and will take legal action.

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