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Meera again in trouble?

LAHORE: A ‘computerised scandal’ is now being hatched against me, and it is likely that I will soon be linked to Pervez Musharraf and Bill Clinton, a private TV channel quoted scandal-prone film actress Meera as saying.Speaking to reporters at Toronto airport – where she was rumoured to be staying with Tariq Chaudhry, a Pakistani businessman – Meera vowed not to get married in secret. If she does get married, Meera said her mehndi, baraat and valima ceremonies would most likely be held in Pakistan, London and Canada respectively. She also said that she would make her marriage public and “in front of the media and the people of Pakistan”.

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