{
  "id": 12114601,
  "title": "Imaan and Hadi's arrest: ATC judge irked over IO's absence, failure to present case record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/imaan-and-hadis-arrest-atc-judge-irked-over-ios-absence-failure-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:59:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2034905/imaan-and-hadis-arrest-atc-judge-irked-over-ios-absence-failure-to-present-case-record"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad expressed frustration over the missing investigating officer (IO) and the police's failure to present a case record during bail hearings for lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. The court's judge, Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, repeatedly questioned Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Legal Naeem Yousuf about the IO's whereabouts and the missing case record. The DSP informed the court that the IO was out of town, but the judge did not accept the verbal statement and demanded the original document. The DSP later revealed that the IO was in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and showed a printout of a WhatsApp message as proof. However, the judge refused to accept the printout and insisted on seeing the original document. The judge threatened to send DSP Yousuf and Superintendent of Police (SP) to jail for six months if the required evidence was not produced. The court also warned the security head to prevent DSP Yousuf from leaving the courtroom without permission. The case has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the judicial enforcement mechanism and the handling of bails in protest-related cases.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the absence of the investigating officer (IO) and the police’s failure to produce the case record during the hearing of bail petitions filed by lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in a protest-related case. ATC Judge Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain summoned the deputy superintendent…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Imaan and Hadi's arrest: ATC judge irked over IO's absence, police failure to present case record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/imaan-and-hadis-arrest-atc-judge-irked-over-ios-absence-police",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:02:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}