LAHORE  –  A sessions court on Wednesday adjourned hearing of a defamation suit, filed by singer Ali Zafar against fellow artist Meesha Shafi until Thursday (today) after completion of arguments from both sides. AD&SJ Asif Hayat Bajwa heard the case, during which counsel for Meesha Shafi, Saqib Gillani, concluded his final arguments and urged the court to dismiss the defamation claim with costs. The defence argued that no substantial evidence had been presented in support of the suit and maintained that the case had resulted only in wasting judicial time. The counsel further submitted that the families of Ali Zafar and Meesha Shafi shared longstanding relations, while Meesha Shafi had reported two separate incidents of alleged harassment. According to the defence, lawyers for Ali Zafar cross-examined Meesha Shafi for several hours, but she remained firm on her statement. The counsel also said she had first attempted to resolve the matter privately before making it public and had informed that she could no longer continue working with him on a project. 

During the hearing, Saba Pervaiz, mother of Meesha Shafi, was also present in the court.