Pakistan
IHC grants Imaan Mazari-Hazir pre-arrest bail in 'derogatory' remarks case against state institution
Imaan is the daughter of former federal minister Shireen Mazari
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir pre-arrest bail till June 9 in a case concerning derogatory remarks against a state institution.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the pre-arrest bail application filed by Advocate Zainab Janjua.
A first information report (FIR) was registered against Mazari-Hazir on May 26 at the capital's Ramna police station on the complaint of Lt Colonel Syed Humayun Iftikhtar, who was representing the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch of the General Headquarters (GHQ).
The JAG branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces is composed of the military's senior officers, lawyers and judges who provide legal services to the army, air force, navy, and marines at all levels of command. It falls under the law directorate of the army.
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