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| Lawyers vow to resist military courts |
| 2015-01-31 |
| [DAWN] A lawyers' convention on Thursday rejected the 21st Amendment and the establishment of military courts. It announced observing "black day" on Thursdays till the withdrawal of the decision. The lawyer leaders vowed to continue struggle for the rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution. The convention hosted by the Lahore High Court Bar Association carried a resolution against the establishment of the military courts. Speakers maintained that the 21st Amendment was in contradiction of basic structure of the Constitution that ensured fundamental rights. They opposed army's involvement in politics terming it against the dignity of the institution. |
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