In a significant judicial development, an Islamabad district court has removed a controversial remark from the verdict of a high-profile social media case involving lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha. The remark, which labeled certain countries as 'terrorist states,' was expunged by Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka after it was mistakenly included in the final judgment due to a stenographer's oversight. According to Pakistan Today, the judge had initially directed the removal of the paragraph during the judgment's dictation, but it was inadvertently retained and signed off later that evening. The error was flagged by the prosecution, leading to an application for its removal. The revised judgment was subsequently sent to the Islamabad High Court registrar in a sealed envelope (Pakistan Today, January 30, 2026).