LAHORE: The Special Court of Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling and other courts presented a deserted look on Tuesday as the lawyers observed black day to condemn the horrible incident that happened on May 12, 2007 in which over 50 innocent people, including lawyers were killed in Karachi
Lawyers wore black armbands to observe a full-day strike on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council and stayed away from court proceedings at all level to express solidarity with family members of their colleagues, who lost their lives on the fateful day.
The Lahore High Court, anti-terrorism courts, special courts, local courts in the city of Lahore, customs court and banking courts presented a deserted look.
The lawyer bodies held condemnation references and hoisted black flags at bar rooms to condemn the incident.
Bar associations passed several resolutions while condemning the incident and demanding immediate arrest of the perpetrators behind the May12 tragedy. They also demanded to ensure foolproof security to judges and lawyers.
