A complaint has been lodged at the Sihala Police Station, says DBA General Secretary. PHOTO: FILE/NASEEM JAMES
The kidnapping and manhandling of a senior lawyer by unknown culprits on Sunday sparked a massive protest by the legal fraternity as the District Bar Association (DBA) announced a complete strike today (Tuesday) to denounce the incident.
According to DBA General Secretary Malik Zaheer Arshad, Advocate Basharatullah Khan got a phone call from unknown men asking him to represent them in a case. When the lawyer went to meet the persons, he and his driver were kidnapped near DHA Gate 2 on the GT Road, thrashed mercilessly and later thrown out near Rawat. A complaint has been lodged at the Sihala Police Station, Arshad added.
This decision to strike came on Monday during a DBA Executive Committee chaired by DBA President Malik Israrul Haq and attended by the general secretary, vice president, joint secretary and a large number of lawyers.
Arshad said, The DBA will observe a complete strike on Tuesday and no lawyer will appear before any court to protest the incident,” while appealing to the government to provide protection the legal fraternity.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 23rd, 2013.
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