Pakistani singer Ali Zafar has been engulfed into a serious controversy of sexual harassment. Earlier, singer Meesha Shafi alleged Zafar of sexual harassment. She also mentioned him as ‘repeated offender’. Others too joined the #MeToo movement against him. However, Ali denied the allegations and said that he would take a legal action against Meesha. Now, Afreen Afreen fame Momina Mustehsan has asked him to ‘apologise’ and own the mistake. She also made a point saying that ‘MeToo’ movement should be followed by #ImSorry.
She said in a note, “I would want to ask Ali Zafar and all other men one question: do you think you have ever, knowingly or unknowingly, violated a woman in any way or form? If you have (no one is an angel) I request you to acknowledge your fault, apologise unconditionally, learn from the mistakes, and become a better human being.” When Zafar did not respond, posted a follow up tweet saying, “Still waiting for u to respond @AliZafarsays. Do u think u have ever, knowingly or unknowingly, violated a woman in any way or form?”
#MeToo needs a response #ImSorry from the offenders. Nothing will change until they acknowledge, take responsibility and make amends. pic.twitter.com/sphI1c1agT
— Momina Mustehsan (@MominaMustehsan) April 20, 2018
Still waiting for u to respond @AliZafarsays. Do u think u have ever, knowingly or unknowingly, violated a woman in any way or form? https://t.co/CS2fYHpWN8
— Momina Mustehsan (@MominaMustehsan) April 21, 2018
The #MeToo movement has been travelling to all the corners of social media. Women from all over the world are sharing the experiences related to sexual harassment on social media. Now that the new wave of allegations on Ali Zafar have surfaced, it has to be seen how the legal course is taken.
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