PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court Bar Association on Wednesday observed strike against the brutal killing of a lawyer in Dera Ismail Khan.

The legal fraternity strongly condemned the murder of the lawyer and demanded of the government to give full protection to the lawyers across the province.

Lawyer Yasir Zikyria was gunned down by unknown assailants in Dera Ismail Khan the other day.

The legal fraternity demanded that killers should be arrested and brought to justice with immediate effect.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2018