{
  "id": 2284258,
  "title": "Imaan, Hadi’s pleas seeking early hearing adjourned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/imaan-hadis-pleas-seeking-early-hearing-adjourned-2284258",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T02:57:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024255/imaan-hadis-pleas-seeking-early-hearing-adjourned"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court on Thursday postponed until September 17 the applications filed by rights activists Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha. The two-member bench, led by Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and including Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, heard the cases brought on by senior counsel Faisal Siddiqi on behalf of the applicants. The activists sought directives for an early hearing of their criminal appeal, challenging the Islamabad High Court's February 19, 2026, decision to deny their requests to suspend their 17-year sentences in the social media posts case. The counsel argued that the Supreme Court had earlier instructed the Islamabad High Court to decide the appeals seeking sentence suspension within two weeks. However, the case had been unexpectedly rescheduled for September 8 in the high court. The counsel expressed concern that the case might be dropped from the system due to the lack of a cause list from the high court. Justice Afghan clarified that the system should be allowed to function fully and assured that the court would remain impartial. Additional Attorney General Rana Asad stated that the high court had its own procedures for scheduling cases, and the matter would be handled accordingly. Afghan advised against seeking the Supreme Court's opinion on the high court's system. The high court's annual vacation would end on September 6, after which it would resume operations. The applications seeking sentence suspension were considered unappealable. Earlier, on July 21, the Supreme Court had postponed the hearing in the social media posts case, citing the high court's fixed date for the application seeking sentence suspension.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned until Sept 17 the applications filed by rights activists Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, observing that either the court would decide the matter or the applicants would withdraw the case. A two-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and comprising Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, took up the…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Imaan, Hadi’s pleas seeking early hearing adjourned",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/imaan-hadis-pleas-seeking-early-hearing-adjourned",
        "published": "2026-08-21T02:57:13.000Z"
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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."
}