Political activists outnumber lawyers

LAHORE - Lawyers’ Thursday protest rally was mainly dominated by flag hoisting activists of different political parties as a thin number of lawyers again participate in the rally that has become a regular feature since the inconclusive end of the Long March.

On the call of Pakistan Bar Council, City lawyers held the protest rally like previous Thursdays. Activists of different political parties including PML-N, Tehreek-e-Insaf, Jamat-e-Islami, Pakhtoonkhawa Milli Awami Party and Tehrik-e-Khaksar while wielding their party flags participated the rally. The political activists who were three times more than the lawyers, outnumbered them.

With the presence of large number of political activists, the lawyers rally seemed to be a political show rather of black coats shows who were not more than two hundreds.

Activists of MSF, Concerned Citizens of Pakistan and Labour Party were also among the protesters.

The activists of different parties were also holding portraits of their respective leaders and were raising slogans in favour of them. PML-N and Tehrik-e-Insaf activists chanted slogans against the PPP leadership.