Pakistan, Oct. 30 -- An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday sentenced lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to a cumulative 13 years in prison each and imposed fines of Rs200,000 on each in a case involving removal of barriers and interference in official duties.

ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra announced the verdict at Adiala Jail after hearing final arguments from the accused and prosecutor Raja Naveed.

During the hearing, defence counsel Eamil Mandokhail submitted a written application requesting the court to defer the verdict until pending petitions before the Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court were decided. The counsel stated that a case transfer petition was also pending before the high court.

After hearing the...