ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the sentences of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband and fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha in a case related to controversial social media posts, granting bail to both.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim heard the petitions filed by Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. The court ordered their release against surety bonds of PKR 200,000 each.
The Supreme Court’s order will remain effective until a final decision is reached on their sentence-suspension petitions, which are pending before the Islamabad High Court.
The couple had approached the Supreme Court after the Islamabad High Court failed to immediately suspend their sentences.
