LAHORE, Feb 28: Lawyers of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) will stage a rally and observe a full boycott of courts on Friday (today).

The leadership of both organisations decided to stage a protest against government policies regarding detention of Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan and Ali Ahmad Kurd, as well as the dismissal of judges of superior courts on Nov 3.

Sources said the rally, to start from Aiwan-i-Adl by the LBA at 11am, will be joined by LHCBA lawyers at Lahore High Court Crossing and will march towards Punjab Assembly Hall.

The rally was scheduled to be held on Thursday, but was rescheduled due to the Urs of Data Sahib.

The meetings of the general houses of both the LHCBA and the LBA will also be held at 10:30am, while lawyers will observe a full day strike and not appear in the courts. — APP