In the wake of the Quetta attack, which killed more than 70 people, injured over 112, the lawyers all over the country have staged a protest on Tuesday (today).
Lawyers in twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi boycotted their duties. While lawyers in Lahore staged a protest wearing black armbands chanting slogans against terrorism.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah reached the City Court in Karachi to express solidarity with lawyers. He was briefed over security arrangements by the Sindh Police Inspector General.
Earlier, the Supreme Court Bar Association announced a week-long mourning over the attack. At a press conference held in Lahore on Monday SC Bar President Ali Zafar condemned the attack. “This is not just an attack on lawyers; this is an attack on all citizens. We have always stood with democratic forces. And we have been targeted.”
The explosion at Civil Hospital took place when Balochistan Bar Association President Bilal Kasi’s body was being brought to the emergency department. He was gunned down at Mano Jan Road earlier today. Former Balochistan Bar President Baz Muhammad Kakar was injured in the attack. He later succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.
