Boycott in courts

Published October 17, 2012

KARACHI, Oct 17: Legal proceedings remained suspended on Wednesday at the subordinate judiciary in the city because lawyers observed a boycott.

Hundreds of cases fixed for the day at the city courts and the district courts of Malir were put off because of the strike.

Karachi Bar Association president Mahmoodul Hasan said that they observed a boycott of courts in protest against the murder of Advocate Mirza Waqar Hussain Naqvi, who was attacked on Oct 12 and succumbed to his wounds on Oct 16, and the targeted killing of a bailiff, who was gunned down near Burnes Road on Tuesday.—Staff Reporter

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