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  • No Pre-Eid Relief: IHC Defers Sentence Suspension Pleas of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chatha Until After Holidays

    The Islamabad High Court has issued notices on requests for an early hearing regarding the sentence suspension pleas of human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatha. Convicted in January to 17 years in prison under PECA for cyber terrorism and anti-state digital narratives, the couple sought a pre-Eid hearing. However, Justice Muhammad Azam Khan indicated the matter will likely be deferred until the first working day after Eid-ul-Azha due to full court dockets.

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    No Pre-Eid Relief: IHC Defers Sentence Suspension Pleas of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chatha Until After Holidays

  • Justice Delivered: Islamabad Court Sentences Umar Hayat to Death for Murder of Teen TikToker Sana Yousaf

    An Islamabad District and Sessions Court has sentenced Umar Hayat to death for the murder of teenage TikTok star Sana Yousaf. Alongside the capital punishment, Judge Afzal Majoka handed down 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a $\text{Rs. 2 million}$ fine, rejecting the convict's claims of a forced confession based on definitive eyewitness and forensic evidence.

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    Justice Delivered: Islamabad Court Sentences Umar Hayat to Death for Murder of Teen TikToker Sana Yousaf

  • Procedural Hurdle: IHC Halts Early Hearing of Imaan Mazari Case Over Missing Certified Supreme Court Order

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has raised procedural objections during the hearing of early-fixation petitions filed by convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. Justice Muhammad Azam Khan refused to accept an uncertified copy of a Supreme Court order in open court, emphasizing that the apex court's two-week deadline to decide their sentence suspension only begins once certified copies are formally processed through the regular court office.

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    Procedural Hurdle: IHC Halts Early Hearing of Imaan Mazari Case Over Missing Certified Supreme Court Order

  • Major Legal Victory: Hague Court of Arbitration Rules in Favor of Pakistan Over Indus Waters Dispute

    Pakistan has secured a historic legal triumph at the Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which ruled in its favor over the design parameters of Indian hydropower projects under the Indus Waters Treaty. The international court upheld Pakistan’s stance on how maximum water storage capacities must be calculated, legally blocking India from using inflated metrics to build larger-than-allowed reservoirs on the Western Rivers.

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    Major Legal Victory: Hague Court of Arbitration Rules in Favor of Pakistan Over Indus Waters Dispute

  • Audio Leak Case: Non-Bailable Arrest Warrants Issued for Former KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur Over Continuous Absence

    An Islamabad sessions court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Ali Amin Gandapur, in the controversial audio leak case. The judicial order was handed down following Gandapur’s persistent failure to appear before the court for scheduled hearings, with the judge rejecting his legal team's requests for a personal appearance exemption and directing law enforcement to produce him at the next session.

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    Audio Leak Case: Non-Bailable Arrest Warrants Issued for Former KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur Over Continuous Absence
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