Quetta: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a prominent human rights group, has condemned the trial of Pakistani lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, alleging they are being targeted for a crime they did not commit, and mentioned that the proceedings reflect yet another instance of Pakistani authorities “weaponising the law” against innocent citizens.

The rights body alleged that legal instruments are being employed “not to uphold justice, but to silence those who dare to speak the truth”.

Human rights activist and lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, were reportedly indicted by an Islamabad court in October in a case linked to alleged controversial social media posts.

“Advocate Imaan Mazari and advocate Hadi Ali have long been dedicated to

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