On Friday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) stopped police from arresting more than 200 people, including lawyer Imaan Zainab Hazir-Mazari. The arrests were in connection with a case regarding an ongoing protest against a Baloch student’s disappearance outside the National Press Club in the capital. The court also directed the interior secretary, Ministry of Human Rights secretary, chief commissioner Islamabad, and the inspector general of police to appear in the next hearing on March 7, directing police officials not to arrest anyone until that date.
