Actor Alizeh Shah shared on Wednesday afternoon screenshots purportedly of a defamation notice she has issued to fellow actor Minsa Malik. It is unclear whether this notice has been sent to Malik or whether she has received it.<\/p>\n
The recipient on the document shared by Shah is \u201cMomna Maqsood aka Minsa Malik\u201d. The notice states that continued defamatory action will result in the filing of a Rs1 billion lawsuit against her as well as a case with the Federal Investigation Agency. Images has reached out to Malik for a comment.<\/p>\n
The notice claimed that Malik had \u201cthrough your actions and statements, engaged
\nin conduct that is defamatory, malicious, and directly harmful to [Shah\u2019s] professional standing\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecifically, you have admitted under your own account \u2014 on a public platform \u2014\u00a0that you used derogatory and defamatory language toward her, referring to her in degrading terms and even slapped her, which [is] 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,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurther, 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 Despite the fact that this application was subsequently withdrawn, you have continued to circulate and publicise the same among others in a way that portrays our client in a false and deeply negative light. This deliberate act of propagating falsehood \u2014 while being fully aware that the allegations had already been retracted \u2014 is a calculated move to harm our client\u2019s reputation, mislead the public, and disrupt her professional engagements.\u201d<\/p>\n
The notice also accuses Malik of communicating with \u201cindividuals and entities within the production community, spreading misinformation and accusing our client of disruptive behaviour on set\u201d. \u201cYou have presented these claims as fact, despite having no credible basis for them. As a direct consequence of these baseless allegations, our client has faced professional setbacks, including lost opportunities and damage to her standing in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
It argues that her actions amount to \u201ccharacter assassination, intentional infliction of reputational harm, and dissemination of knowingly false and misleading information\u201d. It also says that if Malik continues to \u201cslander\u201d Shah, \u201cappropriate legal action, both civil and criminal, will be initiated without further warning\u201d.<\/p>\n
Shah\u2019s notice calls on Malik to immediately cease and desist from all such defamatory acts, remove any and all defamatory content and commentary relating to her from any platform, and issue a written public apology acknowledging the falsehood of her claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cFailure to comply with these demands within the next 48 hours will leave our client with no option but to initiate legal proceedings against you, including but not limited to damages for loss of income, emotional distress, and injury to reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the case of failure to comply with the directives, Shah\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
The conflict<\/p>\n