LAHORE, Nov 6: Lawyers continued their countrywide protest campaign and boycott of courts for a second day on Tuesday against the imposition of emergency and arrest of judges.
Dozens of lawyers were arrested in various cities and towns, including Lahore, Multan and Quetta, when they tried to take out rallies.
In Islamabad, the Constitution Avenue was declared out of bound for lawyers and the general public to stop protesters from reaching the Supreme Court.
In Multan, lawyers clashed with police when they tried to come out of the high court and district bar premises.
A number of lawyers suffered injuries. Police later arrested over a dozen lawyers.
In Lahore, police arrested around two dozen lawyers from the Lahore High Court, Aiwan-i-Adl and Cantonment Courts.
The judges, who have taken oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order, did arrive to attend to their duties but had nothing much to do in the absence of lawyers and litigants.
In Peshawar and several towns of the NWFP, lawyers boycotted the courts and clashed with police. Policemen in civvies and uniform had replaced the general public normally seen busy pleading and seeking justice.
Cameramen and photojournalists were stopped from entering the premises.
LAHORE, Nov 6: Lawyers continued their countrywide protest campaign and boycott of courts for a second day on Tuesday against the imposition of emergency and arrest of judges.
