Arrest Warrants Issued For Iffat Omar & Ali Gul Pir
The magistrate also summoned Meesha Shafi in the defamation case filed by singer Ali Zafar under the cybercrime law
A judicial magistrate of Lahore has summoned singer Meesha Shafi and issued arrest warrants for actress Iffat Omar and comedian Ali Gul Pir in the defamation case filed by singer Ali Zafar under the cybercrime law.
The court rejected the pleas of co-accused Leena Ghani, Fariha Ayub, Faizan Raza and Haseemuz Zaman for permanent exemption from appearance.
Notably, the arrest warrant issued for Ali Gul Pir is non-bailable while the warrant for Iffat Omar is bailable.
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As per details provided by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Meesha Shafi, Iffat Omar and other accusers leveled allegations against the male singer on social media that tarnished Ali’s image.
However, they failed to provide evidence of their claims.
Four accusers filed pleas in the court seeking permanent exemption from personal appearance on the similar grounds of living and working in Karachi.
However, Magistrate Yousaf Abdul Rehman rejected the applications and summoned Meesha in the next hearing.
The Case
In April 2018, Meesha accused Ali Zafar of harassing her on more than one occasion and she was backed by her supporters including Iffat Omar, who all ran a social media campaign against the male singer.
Ali Zafar filed a vilification case against Meesha Shafi and 7 others at FIA Cybercrime Wing.
In December last year, FIA filed challan against 8 people for running defamatory campaign against Ali with no evidence to provide in support.
