On Wednesday, one more tragic incident happened in a madrassa (seminary) where a teacher sexually harassed his 13-year-old student. The incident happened in the Burewala city of Punjab, when a student girl fell sick and visited a doctor. The suspect escaped with his family in the fear of being caught up. The 13-year-old girl was taken […]
Sexual harrasment
Sexual harassment claims need proper judicial treatment
The surfacing of sexual harassment allegations throughout the world has gained some meaningful impetus after the incident involving famous Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein unfolded. It instigated a notable #MeToo movement which started from Hollywood, and has now pervaded Bollywood and Lollywood. Women from all walks of life came forward and made startling disclosures about the […]
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss Ashley Judd’s Lawsuit
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked the judges to dismiss Judd’s lawsuit against him. Judd registered a lawsuit saying that she rejected Weinstein sexually which is why he is trying to harm her career. The lawyers said that the allegations were baseless and Weinstein had never tried to harm Judd’s career. The attorneys discussed Judd’s comment in the […]
The core team of ‘Patari’ quit after CEO accused of sexual harassment returns to power
Patari, the music streaming platform, has lost its six core team members. The team resigned because its CEO Khalid Bajwa who was accused of sexual harassment came back to power. The CEO was running the company during the resignation confirmation period. Ahmer Naqvi who was appointed as an interim CEO after Bajwa apparently stepped down […]
Chinese girls grapples with depression, commits suicide
The notion of harassment has been gaining popularity after the active use of social media by all and sundry. In the past, people used to passively receive information and did not contribute to it in any way or manner. It can be said that audiences of the past were passive receivers. With the advent of […]
Pakistan’s biggest #MeToo moment: Meesha Shafi accuses Ali Zafar of sexual harassment
In the wake of sexual harassment incidents and echoes from the #MeToo campaign voicing concerns from all around the world, Pakistani singer, Meesha Shafi has just taken to a post on Twitter and made a shocking revelation to accuse Pakistani sensation Ali Zafar of sexual harassment. Sharing this because I believe that by speaking out […]
Ali Zafar says he will take Meesha Shafi to ‘the courts of law’, in response to harassment allegations
Well-known singer, music composer and actor Ali Zafar finally broke his silence on Twitter, disagreeing with all the allegations of sexual harassment lodged against him by singer Meesha Shafi. pic.twitter.com/j1C34onEXC — Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) April 19, 2018 Responding to the recently made accusations Ali Zafar willfully expressed, “I intend to take this through the courts […]