Event Brief
SC suspends Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha sentences
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET
Summary: The Supreme Court suspended the jail sentences of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her spouse, Hadi Ali Chattha, in the controversial social media posts case. A two-judge bench heard their appeals after the Islamabad High Court had refused in February to suspend the sentences.
WHO: Supreme Court of Pakistan; Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Ishtiaq Ibrahim; Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir; Hadi Ali Chattha
WHAT: Suspended the sentences of Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial social media posts case
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Islamabad, Pakistan
WHY: The Supreme Court suspended the sentences while hearing the couple’s appeals after the Islamabad High Court refused in February to suspend them.
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