lawyers strike

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

Hundreds of the litigants suffered, as their cases could not be taken up in the courts

The PBC office-bearer appealed to lawyers throughout the country to observe a complete strike on Friday

PBC, PHC chief justice meet to resolve issue amicably

Foolproof security demanded across educational institutions

Previously, they had held token strikes on Friday and Saturday for several weeks

Say if judiciary is not secure, ordinary citizens are right to worry