KARACHI, Nov 28: The legal fraternity on Monday condemned the Nato attack and demanded that the government give a befitting response to the Nato forces for intruding into Pakistani territory and attacking Pakistani forces in which 24 soldiers lost their lives and 13 others were wounded on Nov 26.

This was demanded in a resolution adopted unanimously during a joint general body meeting of the Sindh High Court bar, the Karachi bar associations and the Sindh Bar Council held at the SHCBA bar room to condemn the aggression.

Legal proceedings remained completely suspended at subordinate courts of the city as lawyers observed a boycott to condemn the Nato attack on Pakistani forces.

The courts wore a deserted look as the lawyers stayed away from courts while judges remained in their chambers.Hundreds of cases fixed for the day at the city courts and the district court of Malir were simply put off due to non-production of undertrial prisoners.

The Malir Bar Association also denounced the attack and urged the government to stop Nato supplies on a permanent basis and disengage itself from the so-called “war on terror”.

In the resolution, the lawyers also demanded suspension of transmission of Western TV channels involved in what they called a “malicious propaganda”, adds PPI.

SHCBA President Anwar Mansoor Khan presided over the meeting held in the SHCBA bar room.

The general body meeting strongly condemned the unprovoked Nato air strikes on the Pakistani posts at Salala in Mohmand Agency.

“This illegal action is an attack on the sovereignty of Pakistan,” the resolution said.

The body condemned the western media, especially BBC and Fox News, for maliciously airing the uncalled for and provocative programmes and maligning the armed forces of Pakistan and the government of Pakistan, making incorrect statements “aimed at discrediting Muslims of the world and Pakistanis in particular”.

The meeting demanded that the government take a forceful action against the intruders and murderers of 24 Pakistani soldiers and permanently stop Nato supplies passing through the country.

It further demanded ending cooperation with Nato at all levels, closure of Shamsi Airbase and other such bases and cancellation of all defence agreements held with them.

The meeting called upon all Pakistanis to withdraw their investments they had made in Nato member countries.

The government was urged to put an immediate halt to drone attacks and give compensation to families of innocent victims of such attacks.

All parliamentary resolutions were implemented in respect of drone attacks, the resolution demanded.

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority should prohibit “anti-Pakistan channels” being aired while Pakistani channels should highlight national perspective, it was demanded.

The bar stood behind the armed forces and the government of Pakistan and called upon them to initiate all actions which they deemed fit to protect the sovereignty of Pakistan, the resolution said.

The general body meeting praised Pakistani armed forces for their steadfastness and expressed the hope that they would remain vigilant to protect borders of the country.

Fateha was also offered for the deceased soldiers.

The lawyers also prayed for the solidarity, prosperity, well-being and sovereignty of the country.