Islamabad Lawyers Demand Hearing on 8-Month Mazari-Chatha Appeals as Supreme Court Order Sits Unenforced 4 Months
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Updated · Voicepk.net · Sep 16
Islamabad Lawyers Demand Hearing on 8-Month Mazari-Chatha Appeals as Supreme Court Order Sits Unenforced 4 Months
3 articles · Updated · Voicepk.net · Sep 16
Summary
Three Islamabad bar bodies jointly pressed for an immediate hearing on Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha’s appeals, saying their convictions have gone unreviewed for eight months.
A Supreme Court order to have the Islamabad High Court hear the matter within two weeks has still not been implemented after four months, lawyers said, calling the original PECA trial rushed and unfair.
The Supreme Court is due to hear the matter again on September 17 after an August 20 hearing in which judges questioned delays and heard concerns that the case could vanish from the listing system.
An Islamabad High Court hearing was held on September 8, but no substantive progress was made because special prosecutors were unavailable; the case was then adjourned to September 23.
Bar leaders warned that continued non-compliance with court orders and denial of a fair-trial right could deepen public distrust in Pakistan’s judiciary.