Lawyer leaders’ detention extended

Published December 3, 2007

QUETTA, Dec 2: The Balochistan home department on Sunday extended detention of two lawyer leaders for another fifteen days. Police officials served the detention orders on Baz Mohammad Kakar, president of the Balochistan Bar Association, and Shakeel Ahmed Hadi, president of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association, at their residences which had been declared sub-jails.

The 30-day detention period of both lawyers expired on Dec 2. Now they will remain in detention till Dec 18.

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