A lawyer of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan was briefly abducted by some unknown people and was freed after subjected to beating, said lawyers on Saturday.
Senior SC lawyer Mujeeb-ur-Rehman was abducted from Sector 1-8 and was thrown at Lohi Bher after about an hour. The lawyer was driven in a vehicle while his abductors hit his legs with the butt of pistols. The lawyers said that Rehman was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in an injured condition. The incident took place in the precincts of the Industrial Area Police Station.
According to Islamabad Bar Association, complete strike will be observed on April 29 against Raheem’s abduction and beating.