ISLAMABAD, Jan. 24 -- Trial proceedings in the controversial social media posts case against lawyer and activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her spouse Hadi Ali Chattha were disrupted on Saturday after the couple boycotted the hearing before an Islamabad court.

Read More: Court sends Imaan Mazari, spouse to jail on judicial remand

The accused, who were arrested in a separate case on Friday and sent on judicial remand, appeared briefly via video link before Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka. The court had earlier declared the hearing the final opportunity for cross-examination in line with directions issued by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

Police informed the court that transporting the accused from jail w...