Summary Lawyers have been observing strike in various cities of the country against Abbas Town blast.
LAHORE: Lawyers in various cities including Lahore, Quetta and Karachi have been observing strike on Monday to express solidarity with the victim families of Abbas Town blast and boycotted court proceedings.
The lawyers boycotted the court proceedings in response to the call of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC).
A powerful blast occurred in a residential plaza in Abbas Town near Abul Hassan Isfahani Road on Sunday evening.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the area after the blast while the injured were shifted to different hospitals. Panic spread in Abbas Town which is a densely populated area.
Women and children were among the dead including brother-in-law and sister-in-law of Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly Shehla Raza, and a three-year-old child.
