Meesha Shafi case adjourned

LAHORE: The lawyer of Meesha Shafi, Mr Saqib Jillani, on Thursday, pleaded for more time to prepare for the cross-examination of Ali Zafar in a one billion defamation suit filed against her client.

However, the evidence of witness Sara Rehman was completed and the court adjourned the proceedings for September 19. Ali Zafar requested the court to hear his case on daily basis. After Sara’s cross examination, Ali Zafar arrived in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Amjad Ali Shah for his evidence but Meesha’s lawyer refused demanding more time for preparation. This led to a heated debate between Ali Zafar and Meesha’s lawyer in the court room.

Ali Zafar submitted that he had specially come back from abroad for his cross-examination. He said that justice delayed is justice denied and his case was being deliberately delayed with eight adjournments taken by Miss Shafi’s legal team till date. He requested the court to hear his case on daily basis. Ali Zafar claimed that the Supreme Court had endorsed the Lahore High Court’s order to conclude the defamation case by July 20. Ali Zafar’s lawyer Mr Hasham pleaded before the court that Ali Zafar’s cross-examination should be started immediately, saying that Meesha’s lawyer Mr Saqib had asked for two weeks of preparation when Ali had presented his testimony in the court in first week of July.

Shujaat feels better

Pakistan Muslim League-Q President and former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that Alhamdulillah his health is much better.

In a message during his meeting with MNAs Moonis Elahi, Salik Hussain and Shafay Hussain, he said that he is heartily grateful to all his workers, colleagues, friends, well-wishers and political leaders who prayed for his health recovery and particularly kept inquiring about his welfare.