KARACHI: Bar associations from across the country have strongly condemned the “abusive language” used by political parties and a “hateful propaganda campaign” on the media and social media against the judiciary.

Reactions poured in from various bar associations on Sunday after the Islamabad High Court Bar Association put its weight behind the Supreme Court, which is set to resume hearing a case related to Punjab’s chief minister election imbroglio on Monday (today).

Several bar associations issued statements defending apex court judges, including the Faisalabad Bar Association, District Bar Vihari, District Bar Rahim Yar Khan, Tehsil Bar Association Kot Radha Kishan, Yazman Bar Association, Chishtian Bar Association, Tehsil Bar Association Khairpur Tamewali, Haroonabad Bar Association and Tehsil Bar Association Quaidabad (Khushab), Bar Association Sargodha.

The lawyers’ community said that passing insulting remarks against the judiciary and character assassination of judges was a “despicable act”.

Putting pressure on honourable judges was against the Constitution and law, the associations said and urged political parties to respect the court’s decisions whether they were in their favour or not.

Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2022