ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: Lawyers boycotted courts and took out rallies across the country on Thursday, calling for President Gen Pervez Musharraf to stand down and give up efforts to seek another term.

Chanting “Go, Musharraf go” and “down with dictatorship,” about 1,500 lawyers marched in the city of Lahore, demanding Musharraf resign as both president and army chief.

Similar protests were held in Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and some other cities, while courts were largely deserted throughout the country.

The cities where lawyers boycotted work included Hyderabad, Quetta and Nawabshah.

—Reuters