'Go Zardari Go' - a new feature in lawyers movement

KARACHI - Complete boycott has been observed at City and Malir Courts on Friday against the police torture on lawyers during the visit of Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Thursday night.

The lawyers boycotted the legal proceedings and staged protest demonstration in the premises of the both courts. The prisoners’ vans from the three prisons including Centre prison, Landhi prison, and Juvenile prison have not been allowed to enter the premises of City Court by the enraged lawyers.

The lawyers carrying placards, banners in which slogans were inscribed ‘Go Musharraf Go’ and ‘Go Zardari Go.’ Two lawyers including Advocate Tahir Hussain Tanoli and Advocate Syed Lal Hussain Shah had observed token hunger strike at a camp setup in front of the Karachi Bar Association office.

The lawyers were also chanting slogans against price-hike, President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and demanding for restoration of judges and judiciary of pre-November-3, position.