The lawyers of Multan on Monday observed complete strike and boycotted court proceedings on the second day of the 'Black Flag Week' being observed throughout the country. Jamaat-e-Islami's Central Secretary General, Munawar Hassan also joined the lawyers' rally alongwith activists of APDM.
The 'Go-Musharraf-Go' rally which was attended by more than 1,000 lawyers besides members of civil society began from bar room led by Munawar Hassan and senior lawyers and ended at same place after passing through LMQ Road.
A rally was also organised by PML-N (Women wing) under the leadership of Sultana Shaheen and Shaheen Shafiq. Traders and Labour Party, PONM, JI, PML-N, and Tehrik-e-Insaf also organised rallies, which later joined the lawyers' black flag march.
President District Bar Multan, Najaf Ali Chavan said, "the week long protest in support of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry would continue till March 16."
Welcoming the Muree declaration, he hoped that both the parties would reinstate judges and said, "we will also give time to the new parliament to fulfil its commitment in reinstating the sacked judges." He said that the Muree declaration was the outcome of one-year struggle of the lawyers' fraternity. Chavan thanked the media, NGOs, other organisations and members of the civil society for their participation in the 'Black Flag Week'.