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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday replaced state counsel Taimoor Janjua in a security breach case involving lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha. The decision followed objections from the couple over Janjua's previous conduct in another case. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra appointed Advocate Atif Mehmood as his replacement during proceedings at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.

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The couple faces trial over allegations of disrupting an international cricket team's security route and inciting public unrest in 2024. The court indicted them on October 7. Janjua had appointed a day earlier to cross-examine prosecution witnesse...