Lawyers continue protest

LAHORE
The lawyers continued protest on Wednesday, the third day of Daska incident, wherein two lawyers, including president of the bar, lost their lives due to police firing.
The lawyers held a partial strike and appeared in the courts, but wearing black armbands to condemn the incident. They also hoisted the black flags on the bar offices and staged protest demonstrations on roads demanding the government to take the matter to its logical end.
At Lahore High Court Bar Association, a general house meeting was held where the office-bearers and senior lawyers addressed the participants and also offered prayers for the deceased. LHCBA President Pir Masood Chishti broke into tears while addressing the lawyers over Daska incident.
The lawyers, later, staged a protest at GPO Chowk while Lahore Bar Association staged a rally from Aiwan-i-Adle to The Mall to condemn the killings of Daska Bar president and member.
The lawyers were holding flags and chanting slogans against the government and police over their failure to protect the lives and property of the general public.
They termed Daska incident a test case and said the blood of their colleagues would never go wasted.