Accepting the petitions filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha for the suspension of their sentences in controversial tweets case, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday ordered their release, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
A three-member bench of the SC, headed by Justice Shahid Waheed, heard the case.
Justice Waheed said that a two-member bench of the apex court was hearing the case. “The same bench will hear the case,” he added.
Imaan, a rights activist and lawyer, and Chattha, an advocate, were in January 2026 handed a combined 17-year-sentence on multiple charges linked to controversial social media posts that the prosecution argued amounted to an anti-state narrative under cybercrime laws.
Reporter: Amanat Gishkori