Tag: harrasment
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‘I was harassed by a famous director, but I won’t name him yet’: Nadia Jamil’s shocking revelation
Nadia Jamil, a veteran actress in the entertainment industry, has revealed that she faced harassment from a prominent Pakistani director. Her brave choice to share her story is likely to encourage others to come forward and seek support. Recently, Nadia Jamil appeared on Iffat Omar’s show ‘Say It All With Iffat Omar.’ During the interview, she…
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Meesha Shafi wins initial defamation case against ARY UK
A High Court in the United Kingdom has found that New Vision TV, the broadcaster of ARY UK, has defamed singer Meesha Shafi in a December 2020 broadcast. The broadcast was aired by ARY UK on December 5, 2020, in which reports were presented by newsreaders and on tickers as evidence. In a preliminary hearing,…
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Sarah murder case: Shah Nawaz tried to tamper with evidence, broke mobile phones
Shah Nawaz Amir, the main suspect in the murder of his wife Sarah Inam, had allegedly sought to tamper with the evidence, police reports released on Sunday have revealed. Six mobile phones were reportedly found at the crime site, five of which belonged to Shah Nawaz and one of which was registered in the victim’s…
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Traffic warden arrested for secretly making TikToks of women
A traffic warden has been arrested in Lahore for filming TikTok videos of females on roads during his duty hours. The traffic warden used to make videos of female passengers without their consent. The arrested police officer also used to show his face in the videos. In view of the inquiry report, departmental action will…
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Fawad proposes committee with leaders from coalition govt and PTI to probe Gill’s ‘torture’
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday (August 20) proposed the formation of a committee comprising Federal Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, and PTI leader Dr Shireen Mazari — to investigate the “torture” of Dr Shahbaz Gill. “They will also not be blamed for…
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Man arrested for making videos of women in park without their permission
A man in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was arrested on Monday for filming women in a recreational park without their consent According to the park’s administration, the man recorded videos of burqa-clad women when they were getting on to a ride in the recreational zone. The park has a separate area for females. The ride was restricted to men at the time the women were boarding and taking the…
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Justice Javed Iqbal challenges formation of inquiry commission in harassment case
Former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Tuesday challenged the formation of an inquiry commission to probe the Tayyaba Gul harassment case in the Lahore High Court (LHC), reports Dawn. Gul had lodged a harassment case with an accountability court in Lahore. She also put the issue before the National Assembly’s…
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Video: Man gropes burqa-clad woman in Islamabad
A CCTV footage of a man forcefully groping a woman is being shared on social media. The video was posted by Twitter user Ehtesham Ali Abbasi and the incident took place in the I-10 area of Islamabad. In the video, a man can be seen running towards a burqa-clad woman and then groping her from…
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‘Remorse and embarrassment’: Ahsan Iqbal says family who harassed him apologised
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on Sunday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, who harassed and chanted slogans at him at a restaurant earlier this week, had come to meet him and apologised for their actions. Taking to Twitter, Iqbal said, “The family involved in the incident came to Narowal and apologised for…
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Most common women harassment platforms are WhatsApp, Facebook: Research
A Pakistani research-focused NGO, Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) revealed its annual report on the five-year cyber harassment helpline. According to the DRF, WhatsApp and Facebook were the most commonly utilised apps in Pakistan to harass women. Its helpline for combating online abuse and harassment will reach a five-year milestone this year. In the last five…