Law and order: Lawyer shot dead on way to court
Advocate Shakir Ali Rizvi shot near his office at Jain Mandir.
LAHORE:
A senior lawyer was shot dead on Friday on his law to Lahore High Court (LHC).
Advocate Shakir Ali Rizvi was commuting from his office at Jain Mandir to the LHC for a hearing in a murder case when two unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire on his car. Rizvi died while being taken to Ganga Ram Hospital. His assailants managed to escape.
A duty officer at the Lytton Road police station told The Express Tribune that Advocate Rizvi’s nephew Syed Naeem Abbas Rizvi had filed a complaint.
The duty officer quoted Naeem Abbas Rizvi as having said he was travelling with his uncle in the car’s back seats. He said Sohail Maseeh was driving the car. He said they had picked up some documents from their office near Jain Mandir and were headed towards LHC when two men on a motorcycle opened fire at them a few yards from the office. He said he and the driver remained unhurt.
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial took suo motu notice of the murder and directed the inspector general of police to submit a report in 24 hours. Bandial observed that the murder appeared to be a result of serious negligence on the part of the police department.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif also took notice of the incident and ordered immediate arrest of the assailants.
The murder sparked anger amongst lawyers who boycotted work after hearing the news. The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) convened an emergency meeting to lodge a protest against the murder and demanded immediate arrests. It also constituted a committee comprising senior-members to monitor and cooperate with the police investigation. The bar also appealed to religious leaders of all sects to play their role in controlling sectarian violence.
LHCBA president Shahram Sarwar Chaudhry told The Express Tribune that the bar condemned Advocate Rizvi’s murder. He said lawyers would not rest until his killers were arrested. He said law enforcing agencies had failed to protect the life and property of citizens. He said the house will decide whether or not to call a strike on Saturday (today).
Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2012.
A senior lawyer was shot dead on Friday on his law to Lahore High Court (LHC).
Advocate Shakir Ali Rizvi was commuting from his office at Jain Mandir to the LHC for a hearing in a murder case when two unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire on his car. Rizvi died while being taken to Ganga Ram Hospital. His assailants managed to escape.
A duty officer at the Lytton Road police station told The Express Tribune that Advocate Rizvi’s nephew Syed Naeem Abbas Rizvi had filed a complaint.
The duty officer quoted Naeem Abbas Rizvi as having said he was travelling with his uncle in the car’s back seats. He said Sohail Maseeh was driving the car. He said they had picked up some documents from their office near Jain Mandir and were headed towards LHC when two men on a motorcycle opened fire at them a few yards from the office. He said he and the driver remained unhurt.
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial took suo motu notice of the murder and directed the inspector general of police to submit a report in 24 hours. Bandial observed that the murder appeared to be a result of serious negligence on the part of the police department.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif also took notice of the incident and ordered immediate arrest of the assailants.
The murder sparked anger amongst lawyers who boycotted work after hearing the news. The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) convened an emergency meeting to lodge a protest against the murder and demanded immediate arrests. It also constituted a committee comprising senior-members to monitor and cooperate with the police investigation. The bar also appealed to religious leaders of all sects to play their role in controlling sectarian violence.
LHCBA president Shahram Sarwar Chaudhry told The Express Tribune that the bar condemned Advocate Rizvi’s murder. He said lawyers would not rest until his killers were arrested. He said law enforcing agencies had failed to protect the life and property of citizens. He said the house will decide whether or not to call a strike on Saturday (today).
Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2012.