The following news is very painful for me, in this era of democracy and days of indpendent judiciary, the officers of court are being toruterd and abuse by the police men.......
Wanted to write something other but today unable to say anythings else :(
LAHORE: Police in Lahore arrested around 40 lawyers on Friday for breaking Section 144 which was imposed following the lawyers attack on the chambers of the Lahore High Court Chief Justice yesterday.
The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court has ordered the release of the arrested lawyers.
Around 200 lawyers gathered at the Aiwan-e-Adal this morning and tried to hold a rally against the arrest of dozens of their collegues including Lahore Bar Association’s former Vice President MR Awan.
The police tried to stop them and a scuffle broke out. The lawyers gathered inside the session courts premises. They pelted stones on the police who in turn fired tear gas shells.
Talking to Express 24/7, correspondent Shiraz Hasnat said that around 40 lawyers were arrested in the scuffle. Some of the lawyers have been reportedly injured in the clashes as well.
Section 144 has been imposed at the Mall Road and a large number of police personnel have been deployed outside the Lahore High Court after lawyers attacked the office of Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khwaja Mohammad Sharif yesterday.
More than 2000 police personnel have been deployed in the wake of tension between Lahore Bar Association and Chief Justice Lahore High Court.
Lahore Bar Association has condemned the arrest of its leaders and demanded their release. On the other hand the lawyers arrested on charges of vandalising the chief justice’s office yesterday will be presented in an anti-terrorism court today.
Lahore High Court registrar has confirmed that a case has been registered against more than one hundred lawyers for their attack on the chamber of the Lahore High Court chief justice.
Lawyers were holding a press conference at the Aiwan-e-Adal yesterday evening when the police stormed in.
Lahore Bar President Sajid Bashir alleged that he was unaware of any attack on the LHC CJ’s chamber.
The police however arrested all the lawyers present on the occasion including Punjab Bar Council Vice President Mumtaz Mustafa.
Meanwhile the Lahore High Court Registrar has issued a press release saying that the arrested lawyers wanted to attack Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif.
Around 200 lawyers gathered at the Aiwan-e-Adal this morning and tried to hold a rally against the arrest of dozens of their collegues including Lahore Bar Association’s former Vice President MR Awan.
The police tried to stop them and a scuffle broke out. The lawyers gathered inside the session courts premises. They pelted stones on the police who in turn fired tear gas shells.
Talking to Express 24/7, correspondent Shiraz Hasnat said that around 40 lawyers were arrested in the scuffle. Some of the lawyers have been reportedly injured in the clashes as well.
Section 144 has been imposed at the Mall Road and a large number of police personnel have been deployed outside the Lahore High Court after lawyers attacked the office of Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khwaja Mohammad Sharif yesterday.
More than 2000 police personnel have been deployed in the wake of tension between Lahore Bar Association and Chief Justice Lahore High Court.
Lahore Bar Association has condemned the arrest of its leaders and demanded their release. On the other hand the lawyers arrested on charges of vandalising the chief justice’s office yesterday will be presented in an anti-terrorism court today.
Lahore High Court registrar has confirmed that a case has been registered against more than one hundred lawyers for their attack on the chamber of the Lahore High Court chief justice.
Lawyers were holding a press conference at the Aiwan-e-Adal yesterday evening when the police stormed in.
Lahore Bar President Sajid Bashir alleged that he was unaware of any attack on the LHC CJ’s chamber.
The police however arrested all the lawyers present on the occasion including Punjab Bar Council Vice President Mumtaz Mustafa.
Meanwhile the Lahore High Court Registrar has issued a press release saying that the arrested lawyers wanted to attack Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif.
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