{
  "id": 17162556,
  "title": "Imaan, Chattha sentenced to 10-year term of RI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/imaan-chattha-sentenced-to-10-year-term-of-ri",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T02:27:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446600/imaan-chattha-sentenced-to-10-year-term-of-ri"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "RAWALPINDI: A special court on Thursday found human rights attorney Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, guilty and sentenced them to 10 years in hard labor and a fine, according to prosecutors. The Anti-Terrorism Court judge, Tahir Abbas Sipra, announced the verdict in a makeshift court at Adiala Jail. The couple faced charges of breaching security rules and attacking police officers. They were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (7ATA) and a fine of Rs 200,000 each. Additionally, they received a two-year prison sentence and Rs 50,000 fine each under Section 353 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). They also faced a one-year sentence and fine under Section 186 of the PPC. The court combined the sentences, resulting in a total of 13 years but granted the defendants the benefit of Section 382-B of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), leading to a concurrent sentence of 10 years.",
  "summary": "RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday convicted human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, sentencing them to a 10-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine in a case involving allegations of violating security protocols and assaulting police personnel. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra announced the reserved verdict at a makeshift court in Adiala…",
  "key_points": [
    "Human rights attorney Imaan Zainab Mazari and husband Hadi Ali Chattha sentenced to 10 years.",
    "Convicted for breaching security rules and attacking police officers.",
    "Total 13-year sentence reduced to 10 years concurrent term."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}