ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of appeals filed by lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, challenging proceedings in a security breach case, observing that the matter had become infructuous before the apex court.
A three-member bench, headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, heard the couple’s challenges to an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order relating to their trial proceedings.
The Supreme Court disposed of the appeals, leaving it to the IHC to determine whether the petitions before it were maintainable.
The development follows the couple’s recent move to challenge their convictions before the IHC. On October 29, a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced both lawyers to 10 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on each under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
The case was registered at Aabpara Police Station over allegations that the couple had created a security threat by interfering in state affairs during the visit of an international cricket team in October 2024. Mazari and Chattha have remained in custody since January 23, when police arrested them in connection with a separate case involving a protest outside the IHC.
The following day, a sessions court handed them 17-year prison sentences on multiple charges under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) in a case concerning controversial social media posts.
On September 17, the Supreme Court suspended their sentences in the social media case and granted them bail against surety bonds of Rs200,000 each, pending a final decision on their appeals before the IHC. However, the couple were taken into custody again hours after their release, as Islamabad police arrested them in another case and presented them before an ATC.
According to the first information report (FIR), the two were accused of raising anti-government slogans and obstructing roads during a protest.
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