The lawyers’ community including all bar associations and provincial bar counsels will observe Black Day and strike today (Thursday) in condemnation of November 3, 2007 emergency imposed by General (r) Pervez Musharraf that suspended the fundamental human rights of people and sacked 60 judges of superior judiciary on their refusal to taking oath under his Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) aimed at sustaining his dictatorial regime. The Supreme Court bar Association of Pakistan (SCBAP), Punjab Bar Council (PBC) and Lahore High court Bar Association ( LHCBA) on Wednesday gave separate calls to all lawyers and the bars for observance of the black day and strike on November 3 and asked them to wear black arm bands and hoist black flags at the bar offices.
The bars including LHCBA will hold general house meetings on Thursday to denounce the emergency/martial law of Musharraf and his other illegal steps including sacking of judges including Iftikhar Muhammad Chadurhy and their house-arrests along with their families.