ISLAMABAD – Imaan Mazari, a prominent human rights activist and lawyer, wasreleased from jail on Saturday after an anti-terrorism court granted herbail.
This decision followed a three-day period in police custody due to heralleged involvement in a terrorism-related case.
Imaan Mazari and Ali Wazir had been apprehended on August 20th for publiclycriticising the state institutions during a rally. Their arrest drewsignificant attention to what human rights organizations perceive as anincreasing crackdown on politicians and activists in Pakistan.
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Both individuals faced charges of sedition, hindering government officialsin the performance of their duties, and causing damage to public property.
