Islamabad: The District and Sessions Courts in Islamabad on Saturday sentenced rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chatha, to 17 years in prison each in a case linked to controversial social media posts.
In a written order, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka stated that the prosecution had “proved its case against both the accused” under sections 9 (glorification of an offence), 10 (cyberterrorism), and 26-A (false and fake information) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).
The case originated from a complaint filed on 12 August 2025 with the National Counter Terrorism Authority’s Cyber Crime wing (NCCIA) in Islamabad.
The complaint alleged that Mazari had disseminated content aligning with hostile terrorist groups and proscribed organisations, while her husband was implicated for reposting some of her material.
The FIR further stated that the couple had held security forces responsible for cases of missing persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and had portrayed the armed forces as ineffective against proscribed groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
