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SC approves Meesha Shafi’s appeal against LHC verdict for an initial hearing

By Abdullah Zahid. The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday approved Meesha Shafi’s plea in the workplace harassment case against fellow entertainer Ali Zafar. The singer was granted leave by the court in her appeal against Zafar, meaning the court is ready to debate whether Zafar’s alleged sexual harassment of Shafi counted as workplace harassment. The Reluctant Fundamentalist actor’s appeal was earlier rejected by the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Punjab ombudsperson, claiming that her allegations did not fall under the ‘workplace harassment law’. After hearing the arguments presented by Shafi’s counsel, the apex court remarked that the “points raised