Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
72/100
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Outlets on this story
9
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
THE state continues to leave no stone unturned in demonstrating that there is no rule of law in Pakistan.
asserted
state → continue → Pakistan
Even the highest courts appear to have no writ where the will of the state is concerned.
asserted
will → appear → state
This week, for yet another time, a Supreme Court order expired at the gates of a prison.
asserted
order → expire → prison
The administration overruled the Supreme Court’s bail orders for Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha late Thursday evening with a hitherto unknown FIR, reportedly carrying a terrorism charge inked in by hand.
uncertain
administration → overrule → hand
The young couple are well-regarded in legal and rights circles.
asserted
couple → regard → circles
They were known for taking up cases few others would be willing to touch.
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others → know → cases
That, precisely, is what seems to have irked some in the corridors of power, which led to the two being sentenced last January to 17 years in prison for posting ‘harmful’ content on social media.
asserted
two → seem → media
They have remained in custody since then.
asserted
They → remain → custody
When the Supreme Court ordered their release on bail, the state swung into action.
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state → order → action
It discovered a case registered 18 months ago that had never been pursued or consolidated, and activated it hours before they were meant to be released.
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they → discover → it
An Anti-Terrorism Court promptly remanded them to judicial custody.
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Court → remand → custody
The sequence of events leaves many questions unanswered.
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sequence → leave → questions
If such a serious terrorism case had been pending against the two lawyers, why was it not pursued for such a long period?
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it → pende → period
And why was it not brought before the Supreme Court’s attention when the decision to allow bail was being made?
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decision → bring → bail
Furthermore, the new case pertains mainly to Pakistan Penal Code violations, and it seems the two were only brought before an ATC judge due to a terrorism charge added as an afterthought.
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two → pertain → afterthought
The ATCs, which were created to prosecute violent terrorists, seem to have become a general-purpose tool for handling inconvenient people.
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which → create → people
The rulers of the day should remember that precedents are being set.
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precedents → remember → day
If every bail order can be neutralised with a dormant FIR, this tool will invariably be used against any citizen who falls afoul of the state.
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who → neutralise → state
The Supreme Court must also decide how far it is willing to allow itself to be subjected to external pressure.
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itself → decide → pressure
If the executive can do with a court order whatever it pleases without any consequence whatsoever, it also exposes the judiciary’s own unwillingness to enforce its writ.
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it → do → writ
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