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IHC to Hear Imaan, Hadi's Sentence Suspension Pleas in Social Media Posts Case on June 1

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed June 1 for hearing the sentence suspension applications filed by human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in the social media posts case.

As per a one-page written order issued by IHC’s Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, following last week’s hearing, a certified copy of the Supreme Court’s May 12 order had been submitted.

It should be noted that the SC had  directed  the IHC on May 12 to decide within two weeks on Imaan and Hadi’s pleas seeking the suspension of their sentence.

On May 20, the IHC had  issued  notices to officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on applications requesting an expedited hearing of the sentence suspension petitions.

Earlier this month, the judge had raised  objections  over the non-submission of certified copies of the SC order and directed the defense counsel to submit the certified order through the court office in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

Following the submission of the certified copy, the case was fixed for June 1, while the IHC’s registrar office also issued the cause list for next week’s hearing. – Dawn

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