KARACHI: Lawyers have boycotted the courts in Karachi on call of bar association like other cities of the country.
The lawyers shut down the entrance of the city court and clients were also prevented from attending the court.
The reports of issuance of orders by Lahore High Court (LHC) for an arrest of the Multan Bar Association president provoked the lawyers to boycott the courts.
While in Lahore High Court, lawyers reacting aggressively damaged the main gate of the court.
Police resorted to shelling to control the situation.
The lawyers have termed the incident as police high-handedness and boycotted the courts.