Alizeh Shah files defamation case against Minsa Malik
In a serious turn of public feud, Pakistani actress Alizeh Shah has issued a defamation notice against actress Minsa Malik, raising many eyebrows on social media.
The legal notice accuses Minsa of malicious and harmful conduct against Alizeh Shah.
Taking to her Instagram handle, Alizeh Shah shared a screenshot of the legal notice, which is addressed to Minsa Malik for her defamatory actions of using derogatory remarks against Shah and damaging her professional reputation.
"This legal notice is being sent to you on behalf of our client, Ms. Alizeh Shah, under her express instructions. Our client is a renowned actress in Pakistan, widely recognized for her work and professional standing in the entertainment industry. Through her talent and dedication, she has earned numerous prestigious awards and accolades. Her reputation is firmly established both among the general public and within the entertainment fraternity. She has every intention of protecting her career, image, and professional integrity with full legal force available to her,” said the notice.
“It has come to our client's attention that you have, through your actions and statements, engaged in conduct that is defamatory, malicious, and directly harmful to her professional standing. Specifically, you have admitted under your own account on a public platform that you used derogatory and defamatory language toward her, referring to her in degrading terms and even slapped her which a direct admission of assault. Such language is not only insulting and inappropriate, but it also constitutes a direct attack on her dignity, violates her rights under the laws of defamation, and is actionable under applicable civil and criminal statutes," it added.
The notice furthered, “ It has been brought to our notice that you circulated a certain application which falsely implicates our client in fabricated misconduct. Despite the fact that this application was subsequently withdrawn, you have continued to circulate and publicize the same among others in a way that portrays our client in a false and deeply negative light. This deliberate act of propagating falsehood-while being fully aware that the allegations had already been retracted is a calculated move to harm our client's reputation, mislead the public, and disrupt her professional engagements.”
The notice also demanded that Malik cease all the derogatory and defamatory actions against Alizeh and issue a public apology within 48 hours.
In the case of failure to comply with the abovementioned demands, Shah’s legal representative says they have instructions to file a complaint against her with the FIA under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, a criminal complaint for Criminal Defamation under Section 500 of the Pakistan Penal Code as well as a civil suit for the recovery of Rs1 billion in damages under Section 3 and 4 of the Defamation Ordinance, 2002. If these conditions are not met, the notice says legal action will be initiated after seven days.