Lawyers all over Pakistan stage protests, remember martyrs of Quetta Attack

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/LAHORE: Lawyers all over Pakistan staged a protest today in the wake of an attack in Quetta on Monday which killed 70 and injured over 112, mostly lawyers.

Lawyers in twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi boycotted duties.

Lawyers in Lahore staged a staged a protest wearing black arm bands. They chanted slogans against terrorism.

Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah reached the City Court in Karachi to express solidarity with lawyers. He was briefed over security arrangements by the Sindh Police IG. The chief minister examined the main gate of the city court.

On Monday, the Supreme Court Bar Association announced a week-long mourning over the attack. At a press conference held in Lahore on Monday SC Bar President Ali Zafar condemned the attack. "This is not just an attack on lawyers, this is an attack on all citizens. We have always stood with democratic forces. And we have been targeted."

At least 70 people were killed and as many as 112 people injured when a powerful explosion ripped through Quetta’s Civil Hospital on Monday.

The explosion took place when Balochistan Bar Association President Bilal Kasi's body was being brought to the emergency department. He was gunned down at Mano Jan Road earlier today. Former Balochistan Bar President Baz Muhammad Kakar was injured in the attack. He later succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.