Pakistani-Canadian singer Meesha Shafi has denied reports of getting a jail term in a defamation case filed by Pakistani singer-songwriter Ali Zafar.
Multiple media organisations carried reports of Shafi getting handed a three-year jail sentence in the case.
Shafi refuted the reports in an Instagram post, calling it 'another disinformation campaign'.
The singer wrote, 'speaking up is even harder than being harassed.'
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Her lawyer has also denied the reports with the following statement: "This is with ref to the fake news claiming that my client Meesha Shafi has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. No such verdict has been passed by the trial court in the frivolous criminal defamation case instituted by Ali Zafar against several women."
Shafi, in 2018, had accused Zafar of sexual harassment amid the #MeToo movement. After Shafi went public with her accusations, more women came forward with similar allegations. Zafar denied the allegations and later filed a defamation suit against the artiste and several others.
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