LAHORE: In response to the statement of President General Pervez Musharraf that uniform was his second skin, the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has invited butchers from across the Punjab to its rally on Thursday.In a press statement issued on Wednesday, LHCBA secretary Sarfaraz Cheema said that political parties and associations of engineers, doctors, teachers, students and traders had been requested to support lawyersÂ’ movement for the rule of law in the country. Talking to Daily Times, Cheema said that people from all walks of life were expected to participate in the LHCBAÂ’s rally on Thursday against the suspension of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
He said that the Pakistan Medical Association would set up a medical camp for the participants of the rally on The Mall. He said that the LHCBA had finalised the agenda for its general house meeting to be held before the rally.“LHCBA president Ahsen Bhoon and all office-bearer of the bar will lead the rally,” he added.
In another press statement, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) vice president Sahibzada Anwar Hamid criticised General Musharraf for saying that uniform was his second skin. He said that the statement was a mockery of democracy. He said that it was against democratic norms that President Musharraf was holding two offices. Hamid said that all bars would continue their protests till President General Musharraf quit one of his offices. He said that the people from all walks should participate in rallies organised by the SCBA and the LHCBA. LHCBA vice president Firdous Butt told Daily Times that lawyersÂ’ movement would continue till the independence of the judiciary. She said that time was ripe to end the militaryÂ’s role in politics.| I heartily agree, except this is Pakland, and if it's not the military, it will be the holy men. |
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