Directs superior bars to ensure prestige of legal profession is not undermined
Lawyers protesting against three months’ imprisonment awarded by LHC most senior judge to a lawyer of PBC
Criticise decision for division-wise hearings, which they say will create problems for them
Alleges case is pursued on the basis of ‘ulterior motives’; aims at suppressing independent judiciary
An accountability court adjourned the hearing of corruption cases
Islamabad High Court clubs identical petitions
Strike and construction of chambers by lawyers have compounded the misery of litigants
LHC CJ says 600,000 cases were affected by 948 strikes, mostly on petty issues
On Tuesday, IHCBA president asked Justice Siddiqui not to pass order against the lawyers who had boycotted courts
Says frequent boycotts hurting dispensation of justice