Renowned model and anchor Iffat Omar appeared as a character
witness in court on Saturday after first Saba Hamid on behalf of Meesha Shafi
to support the allegations of sexual harassment against Ali Zafar.
During her deposition, Omar recalled that Shafi had been
very disturbed over the issue before she went public with her allegations
against Ali Zafar.
She told the court that Saba Hamid and Shafi both enjoy a
good reputation in the industry and are highly respected. She said, “I can
never imagine that they would ever lie.”
Omar stated that Shafi had visited her at her home 10 days
before her initial tweets accusing Zafar of sexual harassment, and had seemed
very distressed but would not reveal what was wrong. Shafi only detailed the
incident after she went public with the allegations, Omar said.
Omar told the court that she was aware of the allegations
levelled by Leena Ghani, Maham Javaid and Humna and that she fully believed in
the allegations made by these women.
Omar also told the court that there are other women who have
also levelled similar allegations against Zafar; however, they have not done so
publicly for fear of backlash and threats.
"It is very difficult for any woman to go public with
something like this," Omar noted in her statement to the court. "I'm
not supporting Meesha just because she's my friend."
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