{
  "id": 13256962,
  "title": "ATC rejects Imaan’s & Chattha’s adjournment request",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/atc-rejects-imaans-chatthas-adjournment-request",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:39:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443504/atc-rejects-imaans-amp-chatthas-adjournment-request"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad witnessed a setback for lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha on Friday, as the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) declined their plea to postpone a hearing related to allegations of breaching security protocols and assaulting law enforcement officers. Duty ATC Judge Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain presided over the case despite the absence of colleague Tahir Abbas Sipra, who was on leave at the time. The couple appeared before the court via video link from jail, in relation to a case registered on October 29, 2023, following their alleged removal of road barriers during a visit by the England cricket team. During the proceeding, attorneys sought to set a subsequent hearing for any date within the upcoming week. Nevertheless, the court denied the request and adjourned the hearing until today.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday rejected a request by the lawyers of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, to adjourn the hearing of a case pertaining to allegations of violating a security protocol and assaulting police personnel until next week. Duty ATC Judge Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the case in the absence of ATC…",
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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."
}