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Bill protecting students from sexual harassment backed Amid many incidents of harassment of female students at educational institutions, especially universities, a Senate committee in Pakistan has passed an act this month that, once it becomes law, promises swifter action and stricter punishment of perpetrators of harassment through speedy trials of cases. The 12-member Standing Committee on Education of Pakistan’s Senate or upper house of parliament on 13 January passed the “Protection against Harassment of Students in Educational Institutions Bill 2020”, originally moved by Senator Ja...

Activists and lawyers have hailed a recent move by Pakistan’s top court to hear on merit a high-profile sexual harassment case that launched the country’s #MeToo movement, caused a stir on social media, and polarised public opinion. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court agreed to deliberate on whether prominent singer and actress Meesha Shafi’s allegations against another singer and actor, Ali Zafar, fall under the country’s Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act of 2010. In April 2018, at the height of the global #MeToo movement, Shafi had accused Zafar on social ...

This is among Pakistan's most high-profile #MeToo cases. FP Staff January 14, 2021 14:04:05 IST On 13 January, Pakistani artist and activist Leena Ghani shared images on Twitter about the lawsuit she has filed against actor Ali Zafar on grounds of alleged sexual harassment and defamation. As recompense for the "injurious grief and mental agony" she suffered, Ghani has claimed Rs 500,000,000. After years of personal and legal attacks by Mr. Zafar, I have decided to stand up for myself and fight back. They said go t...

National January 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday admitted for regular hearing an appeal filed by singer Meesha Shafi in a sexual harassment case and issued notices to the government of Punjab and Ali Zafar, the fellow singer. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Mushir Alam granted leave to appeal to Meesha against the Lahore High Court's order in the sexual harassment case against fellow singer Ali Zafar. Earlier, the Lahore High Court and the Punjab ombudsperson had rejected Meesha’s appeals on the grounds that the alleged harassment was no...

The Supreme Court on Monday accepted for regular hearing the plea of artist Meera Shafi popularly known as Meesha Shafi who is embroiled in a dispute with another singer Ali Zafar. — Photo courtesy Coke Studio/File ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday accepted for regular hearing the plea of artist Meera Shafi popularly known as Meesha Shafi who is embroiled in a dispute with another singer Ali Zafar, seeking a direction that the provincial ombudsperson for protection of harassment against women at workplace should rehear her grievance. A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice...