The hearing on a petition aimed at withdrawing the name of the head of the Baloch Yakjehti committee (BYC) Mahrung Baloch from the exit control list (ECL) became intense Thursday, with an exploded verbal altercation between the chief judge of the High Court of Islamabad (IHC), Sardar Sariprad Dogar and the lawyer for the petitioner, the lawyer.
You should keep your mouth closed and stay within the limits of respect, ”said CJ Dogar, upset by previous remarks made by Mazari apparently outside the scope of the case. He referred to her the appellant a “dictator” and refused to publish all the guidelines at hand.
During the hearing, the court was informed by the Sub-Crocureur General of Pakistan Arshad Kayani, that the approval of the cabinet would be necessary before a conclusive decision could be taken by removing the name of Mahrung from the ECL.
However, leading his remarks to Mazari, CJ Dogar said: “Ms. Mazari will go down and hold a program saying that a dictator was seated in court.”
Without specifying the remarks that the CJ took an objection, Mazari insisted that his personal opinions were protected by freedom of expression and should not affect the case of his client. “I am here with a [legal] In short, not personally. »»
The stormy exchange continued with CJ DOGAR warning the petitioner’s lawyer of any accusations of outrage. Adding fuel to the fire, he turned to the husband and his colleague lawyer of Mazari, the lawyer Hadi Ali Chatta, and said: “Hadi Sahib, explain it … If I catch it one day …”
Mazari later took to X to reissue that she was present at the IHC on behalf of his client not as “Imaan Mazari activist”. She stressed that she was performing “according to the professional label (and a courtyard should do the same)”.
It is important that CJ IHC understands that I am not an IMAAN MAZARI activist in his courtyard, I am a lawyer who holds a brief for my client and driving myself according to the professional label (and a court should do the same).
The case of Dr. Mahrang Baloch should not suffer because of …
– Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir (@imaanzhazir) September 11, 2025
During the hearing, Mazari remained imperturbable and argued that the court “threatened” lawyers. “Go ahead with the outrage procedure,” she said, before the interjection of the general sub-procurer concerning the cabinet.
The hearing has been adjourned without any significant progress in the case.
