LHC: Lawyers attack Chief Justice office in protest

LAHORE: Lawyers associated with Lahore District Bar, who were protesting against non-transfer of District & Sessions Judge Zawwar Ahmed Shaikh, entered into Lahore High Court (LHC) where they attacked Chief Justice’s office and smashed its windowpanes besides setting on fire an effigy of the Sessions Judge.

The lawyers of Lahore District Bar have been protesting against the District & Sessions Judge Zawwar Ahmed Shaikh over the past days. Taking notice of the same, the LHC had suspended the Judge for some time.

But after the restoration of Zawwar Ahmed Shaikh, the lawyers took to streets and staged a rally headed by President District Bar Sajid Bashir from Aiwan-e-Adl to High Court. Later, they entered into the LHC building and tried to barge into the chamber of Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif. They smashed the windowpanes of the Chief Justice’s office and set alight an effigy of District & Sessions Judge Zawwar Ahmed Shaikh.

Police rushed to the scene and dispersed the protesting lawyers by showing them out of the court.

President District Bar Lahore Sajid Bashir warned that the LHC building will be besieged if Zawwar Ahmed Shaikh was not transferred/ replaced.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice LHC held an emergency meeting of LHC judges in which consultations were made in connection with demand of the protesting lawyers.