Event Brief
SC suspends Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha sentences
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 11:08 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 headed by Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, with Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, heard their appeals after the Islamabad High Court refused to suspend the sentences in February.
WHO: Supreme Court of Pakistan (two-judge bench led by Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan)
WHAT: Suspended the sentences of Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial social media posts case and ordered their release
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 to suspend them.
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