Pakistan Views

The lawyers continued their boycott even today (Tuesday); however, they were seen raising slogans against each others. The lawyers, on the appeal from lawyer organizations, boycotted the courts at Lahore High Court Bar and lower courts and raised slogans; however, the lawyers at Lahore High Court were seen divided and the differences among them were too much conspicuous. Dozens of lawyers stopped LHC judge Justice Ahsan Bhon from moving towards the court. At LHC general house meeting, the differences among the lawyers emerged to the forefront with different groups kept raising their voices against each others. On the interference from the senior lawyers, they ended the belligerency. The general house unanimously endorsed to continue the boycott of courts until February 18. There was heavy presence of police deployed inside the premises of LHC on the directives issued from the registrar.