Islamabad High Court Declines Immediate Stay in Mazari–Chattha Case

Overview

• Justice Azam Khan rejected an immediate injunction on the trial and issued notice to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency for a response.
• The court removed registrar-office objections to the petition and scheduled the matter to return in about two weeks.
• Defense counsel argued the trial has lacked transparency, asserting that key witness examinations occurred outside the courtroom.
• Lawyers also disputed the trial court’s use of one-day exemptions and raised objections over the appointment and withdrawal of state counsel.
• Mazari and Chattha were charged in late October over alleged anti-state posts on X, and the High Court will review their petition challenging the trial court’s conduct.