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Islamabad issued a demarche to Ambassador Per Albert Ilsaas, calling his presence at a Supreme Court hearing a breach of diplomatic protocol and interference in domestic affairs.

Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir defended the diplomat, saying diplomats routinely observe court proceedings, as she and her husband seek urgent Supreme Court relief in their cybercrime case.

Pakistan has summoned Norway’s ambassador and issued a formal demarche over what it described as the diplomat’s “unwarranted attendance” at a Supreme Court hearing in a human rights case.

Ambassador Per Albert Ilsaas was present on Thursday during proceedings related to controversial social media posts by rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha — a presence that quickly

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