SC suspends Imaan, Chattha sentences; grants bail
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court granted bail to human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha and suspended the trial court’s February 19 decision in the controversial tweet case. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, on Thursday heard the couple’s appeals against the Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict, which had refused to suspend…
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the sentences of human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha, and granted bail in the controversial tweet case. The two-judge bench, consisting of Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, heard their appeals against the Islamabad High Court's February 19 decision.
The High Court had previously refused to suspend their sentences. The Supreme Court bench stated that the relief was being granted pending the final decision on the case in the higher court. The High Court had fixed the hearing for September 8, but it was adjourned without proceedings. The Supreme Court had earlier directed the High Court to decide the applications within two weeks.
In January 2026, the couple was sentenced to 17 years on multiple charges related to controversial social media posts, which prosecutors claimed constituted an anti-state narrative under cybercrime laws.
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