Tag: metoo

MAO College principal held responsible for lecturer’s suicide

LAHORE: MAO College Principal Dr Farhan Ebadat Khan has been found 'negligent' in the case involving harassment allegations against deceased lecturer Afzal Mehmood, which had...

Filmmaker Jawed takes Jami to court over sexual assault allegations

--A young woman artist accuses famous filmmaker of abusing her in a letter to Lahooti Melo organiser KARACHI: An alleged sexual assault of a woman...

Sending ‘good morning’ texts to women is also harassment, says Kashmala

Kashmala Tariq, federal ombudsperson for protection against harassment at workplaces, on Tuesday said that sending ‘good morning’ text messages to women at the workplace...

R Kelly charged with ten counts of criminal sex abuse

R&B superstar R Kelly was charged Friday in Chicago with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors. A...

Fortunate to not be named in the MeToo movement, despite everything...

Veteran actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha said behind a successful man's fall is a woman but clarified that he was not making fun of the...

Harvey Weinstein hires new attorneys amid trial

NEW YORK: Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer facing trial on sexual assault charges, has recruited a new team of top lawyers after New York...

One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed: survey

NEW YORK: A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years, according to...

Rajkumar Hirani accused of sexual harassment, denies allegations

Prominent Indian filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani has been accused of sexually harassing a woman who worked with him on his 2018 movie Sanju. In an interview with...

#MeToo: Aditi Rao Hydari lost work for speaking up on harassment

Actor Aditi Rao Hydari has shared her #MeToo story and how she lost all hope of finding work when it happened, Hindustan Times reported. Aditi was...

#MeToo in 2018: Milestones of the sexual abuse movement

Here are some significant moments of the movement in Pakistan and around the World. Pakistan  Patari's CEO steps down An internal administrative crisis was triggered in the...

Farhan Akhtar feels guilty of being unaware of cousin Sajid Khan’s...

Actor and director Farhan Akhtar says he feels a sense of guilt for not being aware of the indecent behaviour of his cousin Sajid...

Ganguly fears for Indian cricket amid #MeToo row

NEW DELHI: Former captain Sourav Ganguly expressed his "deep sense of fear" about the running of Indian cricket as he slammed the sloppy handling...

#MeToo: Founder of women rights’ NGO accused of sexual harassment

Syed Imran Ali Shah, the founder of a non-government organisation (NGO) Mehak, has been accused of sexual harassment by a girl on social media,...

#MeToo: Instagrammer comes out in support of victims accusing Junaid Akram

After the sexual harassment allegations against the comedian Junaid Akram came forth, an Instagrammer came out in support of the victims and shared the comedian's...

#MeToo allegations strike Nandita Das’ father Jatin Das

Two women on Tuesday have come forward with stories of being sexually assaulted by father of Nandita Das, Jatin Das. First Nisha Bora alleged that...

BCCI CEO goes on leave to prepare explanation for #MeToo allegation

NEW DELHI: The Committee of Administrators (CoA) will take charge of the daily management of the BCCI with the board's chief executive officer, Rahul...

Another woman comes forward with accusation against Subhash Ghai

Award-winning filmmaker Subhash Ghai, accused of raping a woman after spiking her drink several years ago, has now been accused of molestation by actor-model...