A group of lawyers on Tuesday held a protest in the Lahore High Court (LHC) demanding the immediate suspension of the license of rights activist and former Supreme Court Bar Association president Asma Jahangir for representing the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in a case relating to a media blackout of Altaf Hussain.
The protests organised by Advocate Aftab Virk and others alleged that the MQM was involved in the murders of lawyers during the 2007 movement for the restoration of judiciary. The protesters called for the cancellation of Jahangir’s membership of the Pakistan Bar Council and other legal bodies.
Earlier this month, the LHC ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) to ensure a complete blackout of all activities of the MQM chief in both electronic and print media.
