Karachi Bar Association President Naeem Qureshi on Friday morning announced calling off of the countrywide strike over Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa gave assurance of possibly overturning the decision of National Judicial Policy committee on 22 (A) and (B). Bar Association President Naeem Qureshi said that Chief Justice of Pakistan has given his word on overturning the decision. “He [CJP] said that he will call a meeting session of all judges from Supreme Court, Federal Shariat Court, Sindh High Court and other courts”, Bar Association President Naeem Qureshi said. It is to be noted Pakistan Bar Council boycotted the court proceedings throughout the country against the decision of the National Judicial Policy Committee on 22 (A) and (B) which reduced the powers of district and session judges. Lawyers across the country protested for five consecutive days and boycotted the court proceedings. A sit-in is also staged outside the Sindh High Court (SHC).
Lawyers call off countrywide strike after CJP’s assurance
Karachi Bar Association President Naeem Qureshi on Friday morning announced calling off of the countrywide strike over Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa gave assurance of possibly overturning the decision of National Judicial Policy committee on 22 (A) and (B). Bar Association President Naeem Qureshi said that Chief Justice of Pakistan has given his […]
