3 murders: Lawyers continue to protest
The courts in Karachi and Sindh were deserted as litigants didn’t bother to show up either.
KARACHI:
The lawyers of Sindh continued to boycott the courts on Friday after the murder of three colleagues on Wednesday.
The courts in Karachi and Sindh were deserted as litigants didn’t bother to show up either. The Sindh Bar Council, Supreme Court Bar Association and the Karachi Bar Association had called for a strike for three days to mourn the death of the three lawyers. The police have yet to announce any arrests.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2012.
The lawyers of Sindh continued to boycott the courts on Friday after the murder of three colleagues on Wednesday.
The courts in Karachi and Sindh were deserted as litigants didn’t bother to show up either. The Sindh Bar Council, Supreme Court Bar Association and the Karachi Bar Association had called for a strike for three days to mourn the death of the three lawyers. The police have yet to announce any arrests.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2012.