A lift at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises plunged from the second floor to the ground floor on Thursday, marking the second elevator-related incident at the courthouse in recent days.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
According to eyewitnesses, the malfunctioning lift had seven individuals inside at the time, including lawyers.
The situation caused panic, but all occupants were safely evacuated after the court’s maintenance staff manually unlocked the doors using a key.
Court officials have yet to release a statement regarding the cause of the malfunction, but concerns over lift safety in the building have grown.
The incident follows a similar mishap in which prominent lawyer Latif Khosa and ten others were trapped inside a lift at the same premises last year.
The lawyers remained trapped for approximately 45 minutes before being rescued by the Capital Development Authority's (CDA) rescue officials.
The incident, occurring shortly after Khosa's appearance in the Toshakhana case against Imran, left the lawyers in a cramped space without lights or a fan.
Naeem Haider Panjotha and Ali Ejaz Buttar were among the lawyers trapped in the elevator.
Meanwhile, videos of the trapped lawyers quickly circulated on social media, sparking concerns and accusations of alleged "harassment".
It was later revealed that the elevator was potentially overloaded, carrying more people than its capacity.
The high court's administration was accused of not doing anything to get the trapped lawyers out of the elevator. The IHC moved into its news building last year.
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