ISLAMABAD: Lawyers across Pakistan went on strike on Thursday and boycotted court proceedings against the proposed appointment of junior judges to the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP). The protesting bar councils and associations maintained that the “principle of seniority was disregarded” while appointing the apex court judges. The lawyers boycotted the court on the call of various bar organisations including the Sindh High Court Bar Association, Pakistan Bar Council, SCBA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council. Later in the day, the LHC Bar Association in a meeting approved a resolution against the appointment of junior judges to the SC. The protest extended to Sindh as well, where lawyers observed a complete boycott of courts across the province, on the Sindh Bar Association’s call.

Source: Pakistan Today September 09, 2021 14:37 UTC