Martyrs of August 8 remembered

Speakers paid rich tribute to 56 martyred lawyers, journalists and other civilians martyred in a deadly suicide bombing seven years back.

The seventh death anniversary of martyred lawyers was observed in Quetta. Political parties, members of the legal fraternity and other organizations organized seminars to shed light on the struggle of the fallen heroes.

On August 8, 2016 at least 72 people including 56 lawyers, two journalists and other civilians were martyred in a deadly suicide bombing in the Civil Hospital Quetta.

“We cannot forget our fallen heroes", Governor Balochistan, Malik Wali Kakar said while addressing a seminar organized by the Shaheed Baz Muhammad Foundation at a local hotel. He said the lawyers struggled for the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law.

The governor said the government would continue to support the families of lawyers and others martyred in the tragic incident.

Founder of the SBMKF, Dr Lal Kakar, senior lawyers Muhammad Yaseen Azad, Munir Ahmed Kakar, Qari Rehmatullah and others also addressed the seminar. In their address, the speakers paid rich tribute to the fallen heroes and termed the incident as extremely tragic and heartbreaking.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 9^th, 2023.