Supreme Court Suspends Sentences of Imaan Mazari and Spouse, Orders Release

The Core Development ISLAMABAD: The [Supreme Court](/news/atc-remands-imaan-mazari-hadi-ali-following-supreme-court-sentence-suspension) of Pakistan on Thursday suspended the sentences of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her spouse, Hadi Ali Chattha, in connection with a controversial social media posts case. A two-judge apex court bench, headed by Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and comprising Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, granted the relief while hearing the couple's appeals against the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) February refusal to suspend their sentences.

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Impact & Implications The case stems from convictions handed down by an Islamabad sessions court on January 24. Following the IHC's reluctance to provide relief earlier this year, the Supreme Court's intervention brings a major turning point in the high-profile legal dispute, directing the authorities to release the couple.