RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has sentenced prominent lawyer Imaan Mazari, daughter of former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari, and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 10 years in prison each and fined them Rs200,000 each in a case involving alleged interference with official duties.
ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Supra announced the verdict during proceedings held at Adiala Jail. The court handed down sentences under three separate legal provisions but ordered that all prison terms run concurrently.
Charges and Sentences
According to the court’s order, both Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were sentenced to 10 years in prison each and fined Rs100,000 each under the relevant anti-terrorism provision.
Under Section 353 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), the court imposed an additional two-year prison term and a fine of Rs50,000 on each defendant. Under Section 186 of the PPC, both were sentenced to a further year in prison and fined Rs50,000 each.
The combined prison terms under the three provisions amount to 13 years. However, the court granted the defendants the benefit of Section 382 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and ordered that the sentences run concurrently, bringing the effective prison term to 10 years each.
The court’s order also imposed a total fine of Rs200,000 on each defendant.
