KARACHI: Many courts in parts of the country on Thursday stopped functioning as lawyers observed strike against the new National Judicial Policy. Litigants faced troubles following proceedings suspended in various courts across the country following lawyers’ strike on the appeal of Pakistan Bar Council. High courts and subordinate courts, however, continued proceedings despite the strike but litigants were only being given new dates of hearings due to the absence of lawyers. Protesters of Sindh High Court Bar have also stopped private and government lawyers at the entrance gate of Sindh High Court (SHC) building. On March 11, Pakistan Bar Council had observed strike against the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC)’s decision to curtail powers of sessions courts to entertain applications against non-registration of First Investigation Reports (FIRs) without the complainant having approached a police complaint cell first.

Source: Pakistan Today April 11, 2019 09:00 UTC