Lawyers On Strike: Farzana murder case put off
An anti-terrorism court on Monday adjourned the hearing of case
LAHORE:
An anti-terrorism court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a case involving a woman’s murder by her relatives in front of Lahore High Court for marrying a man of her choice. Judge Haroon Latif put off the hearing for Tuesday (today) due to a strike by lawyers. Previously, the court had recorded statements of five prosecution witnesses. Farzana Bibi was beaten to death on May 27 by her relatives, allegedly including her father and two brothers, as she was about to appear in the court.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 15th, 2014.
An anti-terrorism court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a case involving a woman’s murder by her relatives in front of Lahore High Court for marrying a man of her choice. Judge Haroon Latif put off the hearing for Tuesday (today) due to a strike by lawyers. Previously, the court had recorded statements of five prosecution witnesses. Farzana Bibi was beaten to death on May 27 by her relatives, allegedly including her father and two brothers, as she was about to appear in the court.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 15th, 2014.