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#MeToo: Armeena Khan recalls horrifying experience in Lahore's Anarkali market
April 23, 2018
Monitoring, April 23 (INP) – Pakistan’s showbiz industry has been rattled by ‘harassment allegations’ levelled against Ali Zafar by renowned actress and singer Meesha Shafi. A nationwide debate has emanated on issues like ‘women empowerment’ and feminism following Meesha-Zafar Twitter spat with fans of both celebrities exchanging heated arguments on popular social media websites. Following initiation of #MeToo trend by Meesha Shafi in Pakistan, women from all formats of life are sharing their horrifying experiences and exploitation both at work place and at home. Once such ordeal has been shared by Janaan-star Armeena Khan on Twitter. The actress recalled horrifying experience in Lahore’s famouos Anarkali Bazar. Khan stated that she was wearing a burqa and so nobody recognized her, yet she was sexually harassed by two men. “I was in #Anarkali in Lahore in a burka (nobody knew who I was). I literally had my b***side groped and b****ts grabbed. NOT by one guy but by 2. Now, my family saw that and I asked them why? I was told it was a really common thing there. Did I deserve that? #Metoo #Horrified”, Khan wrote on Twitter. Inp/khan
