--- title: "Court returns bail pleas of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha over missing documents" description: "Most outlets reported that an Islamabad anti-terrorism court returned the bail applications of Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Chattha due to the absence of signed powers of attorney. Dawn and Pakistan Observer explicitly mentioned the term \"vakalatnamas\" in their explanations, while Business Recorder and 24 News HD provided additional context, such as the case being a protest-related matter and the hearing being adjourned. Minute Mirror offered a brief version without specifying the reason for the returned pleas. Overall, the framing remained consistent across outlets, focusing on the procedural issue that led to the court’s decision." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9933-imaan-mazari-hadi-chattha-bail-pleas-returned-over-missing site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Court returns bail pleas of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha over missing documents pakistan · updated 23 Sep 2026, 5:59 AM PKT · 22–23 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that an Islamabad anti-terrorism court returned the bail applications of Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Chattha due to the absence of signed powers of attorney. Dawn and Pakistan Observer explicitly mentioned the term "vakalatnamas" in their explanations, while Business Recorder and 24 News HD provided additional context, such as the case being a protest-related matter and the hearing being adjourned. Minute Mirror offered a brief version without specifying the reason for the returned pleas. Overall, the framing remained consistent across outlets, focusing on the procedural issue that led to the court’s decision. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Court returns post-arrest bail pleas of Mazari, Chattha](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440795/court-returns-post-arrest-bail-pleas-of-mazari-chattha) · 23 Sep 2026, 5:59 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday returned the post-arrest bail applications of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, due to the absence of signatures on the powers of attorney. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra, while hearing the case, returned the post-arrest bail applications of the couple due to the submission of unsigned powers of a... - **Minute Mirror** — [Court returns bail pleas of Imaan Mazari and Hadi ...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/court-returns-bail-pleas-of-imaan-mazari-and-hadi-chattha-633829/) · 22 Sep 2026, 5:06 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Tuesday returned the bail applications of lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha in a protest-related - **Dawn** — [Islamabad ATC returns Imaan, Hadi's bail pleas in protest case over absence of signed powers of attorney](https://www.dawn.com/news/2031847/islamabad-atc-returns-imaan-hadis-bail-pleas-in-protest-case-over-absence-of-signed-powers-of-attorney) · 22 Sep 2026, 4:56 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday returned the bail petitions filed by lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha in the Kohsar police station protest case over the absence of signed powers of attorney (vakalatnamas). The court also issued notices on a separate petition against Adiala jail authorities for allegedly failing to facilitate the signing of the documents. ATC Judge Tahir A... - **Pakistan Observer** — [Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha bail pleas returned over missing vakalatnamas (powers of attorney)](https://pakobserver.net/imaan-mazari-hadi-chattha-bail-pleas-returned-over-missing-vakalatnamas-powers-of-attorney/) · 22 Sep 2026, 12:43 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday returned bail applications filed by rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband,… - **24 News HD** — [Court issues notice to Adiala Jail officials in Imaan Mazari, husband bail pleas case](https://www.24newshd.tv/22-Sep-2026/court-issues-notice-adiala-jail-officials-imaan-mazari-husband-bail-pleas-case) · 22 Sep 2026, 12:17 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Hearing of bail petitions filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in connection with the case registered against them at Kohsar police station of Islamabad could not continue in an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday owing to the absence of powers of attorney of the lawyers, reported 24NewsHD TV. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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