The infamous Ali Zafar and Meesha Shafi controversy has been going on for almost a year now. It has been haunting the industry for a while and with the recent LSA episode, the attention it is receiving has only increased. A number of LSA nominees withdrew their nominations by saying that they did not want to share the platform with an alleged harasser.

This is what Meesha Shafi shared, on her Twitter account:

To all concerned. #LSA2019 ?? pic.twitter.com/nfoHUlTf4W

— MEESHA SHAFI (@itsmeeshashafi) April 23, 2019

LSAs released an official statement in the aftermath of all the backlash and withdrawn nominations, that mentioned that the awards had their full faith in the Pakistani judicial system and that they were certain that justice would prevail.

Meesha’s case dismissal and Ali Zafar speaking to the media for the first time

While Meesha and her lawyer/supporters were rather vocal on social media, Ali Zafar remained silent for the most part until last Saturday, when he chose to speak with the media after a whole year, in front of a court-room.

While talking to the media, Ali said, “A campaign was running against me on social media based on lies through fake accounts, we’ve complained to FIA to investigate it as it falls under cyber crime and bullying. I’m saddened by the fact that her allies and even one of her lawyers are following these fake accounts and endorsing them.”

“It’s been over a year, I’ve filed a defamation case. Meesha’s case has been dismissed, in the eyes of the law, I’m already innocent. This is a very important fact, her appeal has also been dismissed. My case is for the psychological and financial damages she’s incurred to me and my family. Our witnesses have come to the court eight times but they use delaying tactics to prolong the case. I appeal to our courts to give a judgment as soon as possible so that the world knows my truth and her lies. I’m thankful that the process has started today, her lawyer has started cross-examination. I request Meesha and her witnesses to come to the court and face the court,” Ali further said.

Later that day, Ali’s wife – Ayesha Fazli – took to Twitter to let out her anger about the whole situation. Here’s what she said:

What me, my husband @AliZafarsays and my family have gone through at the hands of such criminal cruelty can never be explained in words. The cyber bullying & betrayal by friend(s) has been a big eye opener. Even if Ali lets it go, I will see through it. #FaceTheCourtMeeshaShafi https://t.co/GQ9DtKnwI3

— Ayesha (@AyeshaFazli) April 28, 2019

Ali and Ayesha appear together for their first Television interview

Following his appearance, Ali gave an interview to GEO TV, where he broke down in tears and requested Meesha Shafi to end the fiasco. You can access the interview here.

During the interview, Ali said that several big companies who have hired the singer for any kind of business were tagged in social media posts by Meesha, along with the United Nations’ agencies, so that his career can be ended.

Moving on, Ali and his wife Ayesha Fazli who has mostly remained silent throughout the entirety of the case appeared together on ARY News’ morning show, Bekhabar Savera, earlier today.

Here is a summary of what went down during the show.

Ali told the hosts that the reason he broke down during his earlier interview was because he hadn’t slept in two days as he was working on some new project and also because this was a year’s worth of pent-up emotions that were finally coming out. Ali’s wife Ayesha further said that she had to explain the whole situation to her 9-year-old son because he could see people coming and going to their house and Meesha’s name being uttered every now and then. She said she will never be able to forgive the perpetrators, on account of the trauma she and her family had to go through in the past year.

Moving on, Ali and his wife went on to talk about a particular account called ‘Neha Saigol’ that was created some 50 days before Meesha accused him of harassment. The account is followed by Meesha’s lawyer, her mother, etc. Ali addressed Nighat Dad directly and asked her how she feels about the cyberbullying his wife and the woman of his family have had to face on a daily basis, given that Nighat Dad is a digital rights activist herself.

Ayesha mentioned that she and Meesha had been friends for a long time and she can’t understand why she took to Twitter instead of coming to her if anything like that ever happened. Ali Zafar also talked about how Meesha’s allegations were perfectly timed to ruin his career and upcoming projects.

Towards the end of the morning show, Ali Zafar challenged Meesha Shafi to come in front of the media and a court and tell her side of the story. Let’s just wait and see how the situation unfolds now.

You can watch the entire interview here.

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