The local lawyers refused for apology from two judges of Peshawar High court in a ‘contempt of court’ and warned to take back FIR against 15 lawyers,

Rahmatullah Khan

PESHAWAR, Feb 13. The local lawyers refused for apology from two judges of Peshawar High court in a ‘contempt of court’ and warned to take back FIR against 15 lawyers, failing which the busiest GT Road will be blocked.

The lawyers also announced to record their protest on the roads, said Latif Afridi, Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Abdul Fayyaz, Ghulab Shah and Aisha Malik during a joint general body meeting organized by Peshawar High Court Bar and District Bar Associations here at district bar room on Wednesday.

Addressing the protesting lawyers, the senior lawyers condemned the closure of bar room and cafeteria in high court and said they had no need of the room and cafeteria and they could come together any where for their purpose.

“ We are being compelled for apology from judges for contempt of court by alleged 15 lawyers, but we want to say clearly that the lawyers will never do so, we will now stimulate in our movement and record our protest on the roads, as a reaction of FIRs against lawyers,” The lawyers unanimously vowed.

Rejecting the compromise to express flexibility over the alleged lawyers for apology, they said that they would not show any compromise over the issue, the alleged lawyers did not do contempt of court.

They vowed to continue boycott of courts till 20th February and possible to carry the boycott after the fixed date unless the reinstatement of sacked judges, restorations of constitution, as that were before November 3 and real democracy and supremacy were made.

The lawyers’ leaders said if rigging were made in the forthcoming general elections, they (Lawyers) would also accompany with the masses in protest against establishment.

They showed satisfaction over the commitment made by chief Pakistan Muslims League (PML), Mian Mohammad Nawaz Shairf and co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party, Asif Ali Zardari to jointly struggle for freedom of judiciary.

The lawyers kept of raising slogans against government during general body meeting.

ENDS