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Lawyers disruption of Ferozewala courts enters fourth day

Pakistani lawyers shout slogans after burning the entrance to the provincial assembly in Lahore on May 26, 2015. Lawyers held countrywide protests against killing of their two colleagues, including a local bar association president, by police in Daska town of Punjab. The killings sparked violent protests in several cities of Punjab, including Lahore and Gujranwala, prompting bar associations to announce countrywide boycott of courts. AFP PHOTO / Arif ALI / AFP PHOTO / Arif Ali

SHEIKHUPURA: Ferozewala courts remained closed for the fourth day in a row on Monday due to the disruption caused by the lawyers.

According to sources, the lawyers acted violently and locked the gates of the courts on Monday and did not allow the judges to hear the routine cases.

In a bid to hear the pending cases and ease the difficulties of the people who have business with the court, the judges have moved the proceedings of Ferozewalah kutchery to the session courts in Sheikhupura.

 

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