The Honorable Lahore High Court has declined to suspend the core findings of the trial court judgment dated 31 March 2026, which held the allegations levelled by Ms. Meesha Shafi against Mr. Ali Zafar to be false, defamatory, and not made for public good. This development further reinforces the trial court’s findings, which continue to remain fully operative.
The matter came up before a Division Bench headed by Mr. Justice Ahmed Arshad Nadeem upon an appeal filed by Ms. Meesha Shafi. At the outset, the Honorable Court issued notice to Mr. Ali Zafar, which was duly accepted by his counsel, Mr. Umer Tariq Gill.
During the proceedings, learned counsel for Ms. Shafi requested that the judgment and decree dated 31 March 2026 be suspended and submitted that his client was willing to deposit one-third of the decretal amount. The Honorable High Court, however, declined to grant any suspension of the judgment on this basis.
The Court granted only limited interim relief by suspending the monetary decree amounting to PKR 5,000,000, subject to Ms. Shafi depositing 50% of the amount with the Court and furnishing security for the remaining 50% to the satisfaction of the Court.
Importantly, the Honorable High Court has not suspended the substantive findings of the trial court. The declaration that the allegations were false, defamatory, and not made for public good continues to remain fully operative and binding in law. The permanent injunction restraining Ms. Shafi from repeating the said allegations also remains in full force.
The matter is now pending adjudication before the Honorable Lahore High Court.
