{
  "id": 12117357,
  "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-12117357",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:59:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "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 in Islamabad expressed strong dissatisfaction on Monday over the absence of the investigating officer (IO) and the police's failure to present the case record during the bail hearing for lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. The judge, Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, repeatedly questioned Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Legal Naeem Yousuf about the IO's whereabouts and the case record, demanding documentary evidence. The DSP initially stated that the IO was out of town, providing only a WhatsApp message as proof. The judge rejected the message and ordered the police to produce the original document. When the IO's mobile phone was found switched off, the judge warned that the DSP and superintendent of police could face up to six months in jail if the required record was not produced. The court also directed the security head to prevent the DSP from leaving the court premises without permission. The lawyer couple, who have been in jail since their arrest on January 23 for protesting outside the Islamabad High Court, was rearrested the same day in connection with another case. They were accused of chanting anti-government slogans and blocking roads, with no section of the Anti-Terrorism Act included in the FIR at the time of registration.",
  "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."
}