Overview
- Hadi Ali Chattha was detained outside the Islamabad sessions court after the judge issued arrest warrants and ordered him produced the next day.
- The court adjourned the hearing until the following day following the arrest order and execution.
- Charges were formally framed on September 30 against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha in their absence, according to the court record.
- Mazari publicly alleged misconduct by Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka on Twitter and claimed her husband had appeared in court, a contention reported as her statement.
- Separate reporting notes the Punjab Assembly passed a local-government bill on October 13, while seminar participants argued ambiguities persist without a constitutional amendment and the provincial speaker lauded Pakistan’s recent posture in regional affairs.