Lawyers keep up courts boycott
From Zeeshan Mirza

KARACHI—Like other parts of the country, the legal fraternity in Karachi continued full boycott of courts proceedings on second consecutive day Friday over brutal killing of innocent people in Karachi on Wednesday.
No judicial activities were carried in Sindh High Court, City Court, Malir Court and other subordinate courts. There was complete silence in the courts. On the occasion, the lawyers offered funeral in absentia and Fateha for the martyrs of Karachi carnage.
The lawyers also visited Tahir Chamber who was burnt on Wednesday in Karachi and announced to change its name with name of Shohda building. The lawyers’ representative termed MQM responsible for the killing and demanded of the Government to book its leaders on murder charges.
They also chanted slogans against MQM and President Pervez Musharraf.
The lawyers community here Friday announced a three-day mourning period starting today on the killing of several persons in Karachi in Wednesday’s riots, and observed complete boycott of courts to protest the incident.
The lawyers of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and Lahore District Bar Association (LDBA) observed a strike and did not appear before the courts following the decision to mourn the killing of more than 12 innocent persons including lawyers in Karachi.
A protest camp was also set up under the aegis of “Save the Judiciary Committee” (SJC) to protest the dismissal of judges and the recent Karachi riots.