Lawyers observe countrywide strike against arrests, police torture
Pakistan
Boycott court proceedings, demand release of fellows
LAHORE (Dunya News) – On the call of Bar associations, lawyers fraternity is observing countrywide strike against arrests and police torture.
The Lahore High Court Bar Association lawyers will hold a sitting of its general body to condemn the arrests and police torture. Security has been beefed up at the Lahore High Court (LHC) in view of possible protests by lawyers.
Entry of lawyers' vehicles has been banned. A security officer said no lawyer's car would be parked inside the Lahore High Court. Water cannons have been stationed outside the Lahore High Court. Additional police force is deployed inside and outside the high court.
Moreover, in other cities across the country, black coats are boycotting the court proceedings to protest police torture.
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Karachi Bar Association officials have locked all the entry points of the city courts. All shops and cafetarias inside court are closed. The president of the Karachi Bar Association has written a letter to the four district judges to suspend judicial affairs against the incident.
However, Malir district and other courts worked as per routine. The Gujranwala Bar is also observing strike on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council. Bar President Amir Munir said lawyers strongly condemned police torture and shelling of teargas on black coats.
Meanwhile, lawyers did not appear in courts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the call of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association. The bar called for immediate release of their community fellows, besides taking action against people responsible for that.
It may be recalled that on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council, lawyers are boycotting court proceedings, observing strike against police torture and arrests.
