On the call given by Punjab Bar Council (PBC), the lawyers' community on Friday observed strike to protest the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti. The lawyers boycotted the courts to express solidarity with the Balochistan Bar Association and Balochi people.
The PBC while asking the district bars to pass resolution against the killing of Nawab Bugti, has called for an independent enquiry into the killing of Nawab Bugti.
Talking to the newsmen, representatives of bar said that the strike was observed all over the Punjab and lawyers boycotted the courts. The lawyers spent most of their time in the bar rooms and discussed the prevailing political situation of the country.