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Lawyers boycott courts to condemn Maleer killingsStaff Report
LAHORE: The lawyer community of the metropolis boycotted all court proceedings on Monday to condemn the recent killings of Maleer Bar Association?s former president Advocate Salahuddin and his son Ali Raza in Karachi.
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Punjab Bar Council (PBC) had issued calls for the strike ? SCBA for a half-day strike while PBC announced a full-day boycott of courts.
The lawyers stayed away from courts throughout the day except for showing up for a few urgent matters. However, there was no general house meeting of any bar in the city and condemnation statements were issued by lawyers? representatives.
SCBA Acting President Imrana Parween Baloch said the legal fraternity was united and would fight for its rights. She said the government had failed to provide protection to the legal fraternity and to the general public. The government had failed to run the affairs of the country, since the citizens were deprived of both basic utilities and rights, she added, demanding that the culprits be immediately nabbed and tried under terrorism law.
Separately, Lahore High Court Bar Association President Shahram Sarwar Ch, Secretary Sardar Akbar Ali Dogar, Vice President Hafizur Rehman Chaudhry and Finance Secretary Rafila Anjum Minhas also expressed grief over the lawyers? killings and demanded federal and provincial governments to arrest the killers within the next 24 hours. They said the whole legal fraternity was standing in support of the Maleer lawyers and would ensure arrest of the culprits.
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