Shireen Mazari reacts to daughter Imaan Mazari’s arrest

Former human rights minister Shireen Mazari on Monday reacted to the reports of her daughter Imaan Mazari being arrested by the Islamabad Police.

Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali were arrested by the Islamabad Police for “creating a security risk by interfering in state duties during an international cricket team’s visit”.

“Taking legal action, Islamabad police have arrested Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali as per the law and regulations for creating a security risk by interfering in state duties during an international cricket team’s visit,” the Islamabad Police said on X (formerly Twitter).

Shireen Mazari confirmed the arrest while condemning the police treatment towards her daughter and son-in-law. She also claimed law enforcement personnel had had “swung a steel barrier deliberately into her, assaulting her” on Friday.

A video being shared on social media purportedly shows Imaan and her husband moving road barriers to clear the path for traffic.

Traffic constables and a man in a jacket can be seen moving the barriers back to their original positions to close the road as the lawyers make multiple attempts to remove them.

At one point, the man in the jacket can be seen pushing the barrier towards Imaan who was standing on its other side, causing Ali to react by pushing back the man.