Complex sentence: During the hearing, the presiding judge asked the court whether there were any journalists present, and when Shabina Khatri and another journalist affirmed that they were media personalities, the judge told them that they had to submit a request for permission to report on the hearings.
Split into simpler sentences: During the hearing, the presiding judge asked the court whether there were any journalists present. After Shabina Khatri and another journalist confirmed that they were media personalities, the judge told them that they had to submit a request for permission to report on the hearings.