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Published 01 Sep, 2023 02:54pm

Imaan Mazari sent on 14-day judicial remand

Lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari was sent on a 14-day judicial remand by an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Friday.

Mazari, who was taken into custody after addressing a Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement rally in Islamabad, was presented in Judge Abu Alhasnaat Zulqurnain’s court after her three-day physical remand ended.

Her mother, Shireen Mazari, was also present in court on Friday.

The prosecution asked the court for an extension in Mazari’s physical remand which was rejected. The court instead ordered a judicial remand.

Mazari’s lawyer also filed a petition for bail after arrest which was set for September 4 by the court.

However, after the proceedings ended, Mazari’s lawyers along with president and secretary of the Islamabad Bar told the court staff that they wanted to request a change in date of proceedings.

They then met the judge in his chamber, where the date was brought forward to September 2.

When Mazari’s lawyer told the judge that her health was not in a good condition, the judge ordered that she be kept in Women police station in Islamabad.

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