Hadi Ali Chattha, husband of rights activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, was arrested from outside the courtroom in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Chattha was at the court for the hearing of a case related to controversial tweets.
The court issued an arrest warrant for him at the hearing and adjourned the proceedings until tomorrow.
Mazari also posted on X about the arrest, saying: “My husband, Hadi Ali, has been arrested because Judge Majoka is insistent on committing misconduct. Hadi appeared in court today and despite his appearance the tout judge ordered his arrest.”
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