Imaan Mazari, Hadi indicted by Islamabad ATC

Summary

• An Islamabad anti-terrorism court on Wednesday formally charged lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in a case involving alleged violation of a designated route and incitement during the arrival of an international cricket team.
• Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha appeared before the court through video link from Adiala Jail.
• The court directed jail authorities to physically produce Imaan and Chattha at the next hearing.

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An Islamabad anti-terrorism court on Wednesday formally charged lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in a case involving alleged violation of a designated route and incitement during the arrival of an international cricket team.

The charges were framed despite objections from the defence, which maintained that the accused had not been provided with copies of the case documents and had not been given adequate access to their lawyers.

Judge Tahir Abbas Supra conducted the proceedings. Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha appeared before the court through video link from Adiala Jail.

Chattha told the court that he had not received copies of the relevant case documents. Defence lawyer Zainab Janjua also argued that the legal requirements for framing charges had not been completed.