National
May 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday reserved its judgment on an appeal of the prosecution seeking more physical remand of lawyers in the IHC building attack case.
A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani heard the case challenging the decision of Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) rejecting the request for more physical remand.
State Counsel Danial Hassan adopted the stance that a witness had told them that two lawyers Tasadaq Hanif and Hammad Dar had tried to snatch gun from a personnel and prayed the court to grant physical remand for more investigation.
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court of Pakistan will highlight fundamental rights as per Islam and the Constitution, at an event organised by Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA).
IHCBA formally sent a request to Justice Isa to attend the event, scheduled to be held on April 10 at the Quaid-i-Azam Hall of IHCBA.
It can be mentioned here that Justice Isa is visiting the IHCBA at a time when majority members of the elected body including its president Zahid Mehmood Raja are facing a case for storming the Chief Justice Block of the IHC; on Feb 8, 2021 a handful of lawyers attacked the block and detained judges for a couple of hours.
Islamabad: The Islamabad Bar Council (IBC) has written a letter to the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad asking him to stop the staff of hotels and restaurants in the capital from wearing black coats and trousers as it would make them look like lawyers.
Noble legal profession
Mirza Muhammad Amin Tahir, Secretary of the Bar, in a letter addressed to Chief Commissioner of Islamabad said: “The staff of some hotels/restaurants/marriage halls are wearing a uniform similar to the lawyers and honorable judges which is against the dignity of the Noble Legal Profession.”
Even law graduate not allowed black uniform
Both the lawyers are the incumbent secretary and former president of the Islamabad District Bar Association. PPI/File
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended licences of two lawyers for abusing a police officer, hurling threats to burn down a police station and storming the Chief Justice Block of the IHC.
Both the lawyers are the incumbent secretary and former president of the Islamabad District Bar Association (IDBA).
A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Lubna Saleem Pervez resumed hearing in the complaint filed by the registrar office.
Former Islamabad District Bar Association president Zafar Khokhar, while appearing along with his counsel, filed an affidavit in which he admitted that the incident had taken place on Jan 16 at the police station.
A judiciary held hostage
Lawyers shout slogans during their demonstration at D-Chowk in the federal capital. ONLINE PHOTO
ISLAMABAD:
Despite playing an important role in the restoration of judges in March 2009, the image of the legal community has been badly affected due to a high number strikes and incidents where large groups have displayed an alarming level of rowdy and violent behaviour. Even the justice system seems to have been taken hostage by them.
In cases where one lawyer has displayed violent behaviour, several others have often banded with him. In cases where a lawyer has been arrested for said violent behaviour, hundreds of others have tried to foil arrest attempts, protested outside courts and taken to streets in strike attempts. The scenes often resemble more closely to those of thug-like street gangs rather than upstanding citizens in charge of upholding and protecting the law.