Pakistan, May 5 -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended the order directing Meesha Shafi to pay Rs5 million in damages to Ali Zafar following a session courts' verdict against the former in a defamation case linked to sexual harassment allegations. In March, a sessions court in Lahore had announced its verdict in a defamation case filed by singer Zafar against Shafi, ordering the latter to pay Rs5 million in damages.

Justice Ahmad Nadeem Arshad heard Shafi's appeal challenging the sessions court's decision, which had awarded Rs5 million in damages to Zafar in the defamation suit filed over the allegations. The court directed Shafi to deposit half of the damages amount in cash with the court and to submit surety for the remaini...