Islamabad: A lawyer currently in jail and facing charges of storming the Islamabad High Court (IHC) building has been elected President of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Bar Association for the year 2021-22.
The victory of a ‘trouble-maker’ advocate to the top slot of the Bar indicates that the current lawyers-judges differences are not going to resolve in the coming days as both the sides are sticking to their stance.
The newly-elected president Zahid Mehmood Raja has won against Naveed Hayat Malik who is also in jail facing the similar charges.
They are among 400 lawyers who allegedly stormed the IHC building on Feb 8, injuring the IHC’s staff. They were protesting against demolition of their chambers by the Islamabad administration and demanding action against them.