Interestingly, in this very month, the Pakistani entertainment industry came into limelight when a female artist, Meesha Shafi levelled allegations of sexual harassment against a famous male celebrity, Ali Zafar. Last year, the New York Times exposed decades-long sexual harassment allegations against a Hollywood film producer, Harvey Weinstein. Here comes the tricky bit of proving sexual harassment coming from a relative, friend or a colleague. Section 509 is titled ‘Insulting modesty and causing sexual harassment’. If we really want to have a harassment free society, we have got to rise beyond the traditional approach of victim-blaming.

Source: Pakistan Today May 02, 2018 07:52 UTC