KP Bar Council calls Monday strike against governor rule
Lawyers across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will boycott courts on Oct 19; the council will petition the High Court and demand CM Afridi and Speaker Swati be produced or released.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council called a province-wide lawyers’ strike for Monday, Oct 19, against governor’s rule and emergency.
KPBC leaders said they would file a constitutional petition in the Peshawar High Court, seeking a hearing on Oct 20.
The council demanded that Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati be produced in court or released.
It also demanded the release of lawyer Ameer Ijaz and warned against raids on lawyers’ homes.
District and tehsil bar presidents are to meet on Oct 24 to decide further steps.