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ATC sentences Imaan, Hadi to 10-years each security breach case

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Asad, M. (2026, October 29). ATC sentences Imaan, Hadi to 10-years each security breach case. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2040694/atc-sentences-imaan-hadi-to-10-years-each-security-breach-case

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-29 · by Malik Asad

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An Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Hazir-Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha to ten years each for a security breach on Thursday. The article does not provide additional details beyond the sentencing information.
Written by AI on 2026-10-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 29, 2026, an Anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years in prison each for allegedly removing security barriers during a cricket tour on October 25, 2024. The couple had previously alleged that the case was harassment due to their human rights work. They were not allowed to defend themselves through their own lawyers and were denied key legal documents. Following the verdict, Amnesty International criticized the convictions as an indictment of Pakistan’s justice system.

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47 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Jatt had filed a petition, seeking the court’s intervention to prevent his arrest before he could reach the court of competent jurisdiction.
2026-11-03 · assertive framing · IHC grants protective bail to TikToker booked following stampede at wedding event
🔮 “I will call for all reports and summon all evidence,” Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro observed while hearing a petition filed by lawyer Riaz Hanif Rahi on behalf of The Jurists Foundation of Pakistan.
2026-11-03 · assertive framing · IHC suspends order rejecting FIR plea in Pims fire case, seeks inquiry report and govt response
🔮 When defence counsel Riasat Ali Azad informed the court that the record had been received that day, the judge remarked that he would have shown the police the consequences of failing to produce it on Tuesday.
2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Islamabad ATC grants bail to Imaan, Hadi in police altercation case
🔮 The judgement clarified that although police could maintain internal records of criminal cases for official purposes, such information could not be disclosed in character certificates issued to citizens, particularly when these were required for travelling abroad.
2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Islamabad High Court bars FIR mention in character certificates after acquittal
🔮 Following the completion of the trial and final arguments, the court reserved its verdict and said that it would be pronounced on Oct 29.
2026-10-29 · assertive framing · ATC sentences Imaan, Hadi to 10 years in security breach case
🔮 “But we surrender ourselves before the ultimate court where we all must return one day, where all will be held accountable for what they have done.”
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Imaan, Hadi allege security breach case 'nothing more than harassment' for their human rights work
🔮 He will preside over a single bench at the Rawalpindi registry.
2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani posted to Pindi bench after reshuffle at Lahore High Court
🔮 While offering yet another opportunity to human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Hazir-Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha to record their statements in a security breach case, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday warned them that a verdict could come even without their testimony if they refused.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · ATC warns Imaan, husband of verdict sans testimony
🔮 Meanwhile, no prosecution witness could be cross-examined during Thursday’s hearing amid the dispute over the state counsel’s appointment.
2026-10-22 · assertive framing · ATC replaces state counsel in security breach case after Imaan, Hadi object to appointment
🔮 Justice Malik remarked with a smile, “In that case, you might as well remove our badges too, as we are also currently serving as additional judges.”
2026-10-22 · assertive framing · Islamabad High Court seeks evidence against NAB officials’ appointments
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An Anti-terrorism court has sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Hazir-Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 10-year sentences each in the security breach case on Thursday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
2026-10-30 · Dawn
ATC sentences Imaan, Hadi to 10-years each security breach case · assertive framing

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An Anti-terrorism court has sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Hazir-Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 10-year sentences each in the security breach case on Thursday. asserted
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An Anti-terrorism court has sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Hazir-Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 10-year sentences each in the security breach case on Thursday. asserted
court → sentence → Thursday
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