Government of Sindh has released funds allocated for the Bar Associations, Karachi Bar president Mehmood-ul-Hassan said on Sunday. President Karachi Bar Association told a private TV channel that the Provincial Minister of Law Ayaz Soomro talked to him on telephone and condoled death of lawyers in April-9 tragedy.
The minister said the government would ensure protection of life and property of lawyers and won't tolerate such incidents in future. The minister told the Bar leader that the Sindh Cabinet in its meeting would also discuss the violent incidents on April 9 in Karachi, he said. Sindh government has released grants of Rs 1 million each to Karachi Bar, Sindh High Court Bar and Sindh Bar Council, and Rs 500,000 to Larkana Bar Association, he added.