PAKISTAN

RAWALPINDI: The lawyers’ National Coordination Council has announced to stage countrywide strike and complete boycott of the courts’ proceeding on Monday.

This was announced by Qazi Anwar, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, at a press conference in Rawalpindi on Sunday.

He said the lawyers’ community will observe a solidarity day on February 18 while a convention will be held at Shahra-e-Dastoor on March 8.

Anwar demanded that only honest judges should be appointed judges of the Supreme Court.

The SCBA President said: “National Coordination Council has decided to observe nation-wide strike and boycott of courts’ preceding on Monday.”

“We will not back down from our movement, he said, adding there is no issue leadership among lawyers.”