Boycotting court: Lawyers condemn Bilour’s death

DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Bar Association has strongly condemned the killing of Bashir Ahmed Bilour in a suicide attack on Saturday. The bar association held a condolence reference chaired by its president Abdul Latif Afridi, who demanded the government take immediate steps to curb terrorism. Lawyers in Peshawar boycotted court proceedings. The DI Khan District Bar Association also boycotted courts protesting the tragic death. Qyzar Khan, president of the district bar association, said the protest was being held in sympathy and to show that they condemned Bilour’s killing.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 25^th, 2012.