Lawyers boycott courts on PCB’s call

Govt taking unconstitutional steps, lawyers say

Lawyers boycotted courts on Thursday in response to a strike call by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) against the “unconstitutional moves” of the government regarding the army chief’s tenure extension and the high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

In Karachi, the lawyers boycotted all courts. They gathered at the main entrance of the court buildings and stopped petitioners and investigating officers from entering. The lawyers said that the government was taking unconstitutional steps.

The PBC members also condemned the government’s “unjustified and unprecedented” move to approach the Islamabad High Court, seeking a delay in the announcement of the Musharraf case verdict.