Meesha Shafi was found guilty of sexual harassment and character assassination campaign against actor and singer Ali Zafar, FIA declared Mesha Shafi's social media campaign as false, Cyber Crime Wing found 8 people including Mesha Shafi guilty of the false campaign.
According to private TV, the FIA has filed an interim challan in a Lahore court. The cyber crime wing has sought action against eight people, including Mesha Shafi. Ali Zafar filed a petition against Mesha Shafi in 2018 on an insulting campaign. Mesha Shafi could not produce any witnesses to prove the allegations, 8 people including Mesha Shafi could not present any evidence in the FIA on the allegations, interim In the challan, 8 persons including Mesha Shafi, Effat Omar, Ali Gul Pirs have been found guilty.
Nighat Dad, a digital rights activist and women's rights activist from Pakistan, took to Twitter to express his views on the issue, saying: "It is up to the court to decide whether the content is offensive. The FIA's only job is to investigate the crime under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act. It is not the FIA's job to convict anyone. The news is misleading. "
It’s the court of law which is supposed to decide whether certain content is defamatory and take cognizance accordingly. The FIA’s job under PECA is merely to “INVESTIGATE” an offence & not to determine guilt. As usual misleading headline by @dawn_com especially in this case. https://t.co/le1j6BkwDa
— Nighat Dad (@nighatdad) December 16, 2020
