Bars should establish dignity of judiciary: IHC CJ on February 12, 2021Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah has written a letter to the Pakistan and Islamabad bar councils regarding the issue of attack on high court building by lawyers earlier this week. The Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court wrote a 15-page detailed letter to the bar councils. In the letter he stated, “I […]
100 lawyers attacked but disgraced the whole bar: CJ Athar Minallah on February 11, 2021Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah seems deeply disturbed by lawyers’ hooliganism at the court premises earlier this week over demolition of their illegally built chambers by the Capital Development Authority. “When the group of lawyers entered the Islamabad High Court, I came out. When I reached the door, the lawyers broke down the […]
IBC announces strike against demolition of lawyers’ chambers on February 10, 2021The Islamabad Bar Council (IBC) announced a strike for today (Wednesday), condemning the demolition of lawyers’ chambers in district courts and FIR against the lawyers allegedly involved in attack on Islamabad High Court (IHC). An emergent joint session of Islamabad Bar Council was convened yesterday. The meeting passed various resolutions, demanding action against district administration […]
Lawyers on a rampage, vandalise IHC building over demolition of chambers on February 9, 2021Barging into the Islamabad High Court (IHC) building and rioting outside the chief justice’s chambers, lawyers in Islamabad on Monday wreaked havoc as they protested the demolition of their illegally built chambers by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). A mob of lawyers smashed windows in the chief justice block, chanting slogans outside the IHC chief […]