Daily Times

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday extended judicial remand of three arrested lawyers in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) attack case until March 04. Three accused of the attack, Naveed Hayat Malik, Nazia Bibi and Shoaib Gujjar, were produced before the ATC for hearing of the case. The court directed the police to submit a case challan and issued orders for the presence of the investigation officer. The court extended judicial remand of the arrested lawyers alleged of the attack and vandalizing the Chief Justice Block in Islamabad High Court (IHC), until March 04. On February 08 last, after demolition of illegal chambers in district and sessions court in Islamabad, furious lawyers stormed the Islamabad High Court building and manhandled police officials, staff and journalists. A large number of protesting lawyers outside the building had hurled stones while raising slogans against the district administration and IHC chief justice. The lawyers had also manhandled journalists to stop the coverage of the incident.