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Lawyer attempts self immolation after failing to secure prosecutor job
[DAWN] A lawyer in Lahore attempted to set himself on fire on Saturday after he was refused a district prosecutor's job even though, he claimed, he was "qualified for the post on merit".Mohammad Bilal, who hails from Multan  Home of the Multan Sultans..., poured petrol on himself outside the Lahore registry of the Supreme Court, but was stopped and taken into custody by police personnel before he could light the fire. The lawyer was then quickly bundled into a police van and taken to the old Anarkali Police Station. Bilal, who had turned up outside the top court with a letter addressed to Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, claimed that he was not recommended for the position of district prosecutor even though he had cleared the examination through the Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Public Service Commission and the following interview as well. "I have been going from pillar to post to get justice," he said. "I urge the chief justice to grant me justice," the disturbed young man had pleaded. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-26 |
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