[Pak Daily Times] The lawyers' community on Monday observed a complete strike and boycotted court proceedings in protest against the Quetta carnage.The lawyers remained away from court proceedings, but appeared before the Lahore High Court in urgent cases until the tea break. The judges postponed the hearings and did not dismiss any case due to non-prosecution.
The strike call was given by the Punjab Bar Council to lodge their protest against the killing of innocent persons, including children.
Lahore High Court Bar Association President Shahram Sarwar Chaudhry and Secretary Sardari Akbar Ali Dogar condemned the killings in Quetta and demanded the government ensure protection to life and liberty of citizens of Pakistain, in general, and those from Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
, in particular.
They deplored that despite imposition of the governor's rule in Balochistan, law and order could not be maintained.