NAWABSHAH, March 26: Lawyers boycotted court proceedings on Monday in protest against the killing of their colleagues in Karachi.

President and Secretary, District Bar Association, Ziaul Hassan Lanjar and Shabbir Zardari condemned the killing of senior advocate and his son and demanded of the government to provide security to members of legal fraternity and arrest killers, immediately.

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