Imaan, Hadi move IHC against conviction in security breach case

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Move applications seeking suspension of their sentences and release on bail pending appeal; over 20 rights groups call for Imaan and Hadi's release.

ISLAMABAD: Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her spouse Hadi Ali Chattha on Friday filed appeals in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against their convictions by an anti-terrorism court in the security breach case.

They also moved applications seeking suspension of their sentences and release on bail pending appeal.

The appeals were filed by advocates Faisal Siddiqui, Riasat Ali Azad and Zainab Janjua under Section 25 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, read with Section 410 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, against the judgment dated October 29, 2026, passed by the judge of Special Court-II (Anti-Terrorism), Islamabad.

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