June 10, 2021

PRESS  RELEASE

Nationwide Strike Call on 11-06-2021

against brutal murder of Malik Azmat Ullah Kasi, Senior Advocate, Quetta and registration of FIRs against Mr. Sajjad Ahmad Chandio, Member, Sindh Bar Council & Mr. Ayaz Latif Palejo, Senior Advocate of High Court, Sindh by the Sindh Police.

Mr. Khush Dil Khan, Vice-Chairman and Mr. Muhammad Faheem Wali, Chairman, Executive Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council, have strongly condemned the brutal murder of Malik Azmatullah Kasi, Senior Advocate at Quetta yesterday, and utter failure of the law enforcement agencies in maintaining and improving the law and order situation in Balochistan to provide safety and security to citizens in general & especially the Advocates of Balochistan, and to control the target killing.

They have urged upon the Federal and Provincial Governments as well as the I.G. Police, Balochistan for improving the law and order situation in the Country & to arrest the culprits immediately and award them exemplary punishment failing which the Lawyers community of Pakistan will chalk out their future course of action.

They have also strongly condemned the false and baseless registration of FIRs against Mr. Sajjad Ahmad Chandio, Member, Sindh Bar Council and Mr. Ayaz Latif Palejo, Senior Advocate, High Court of Sindh by the Sindh Police, under Anti-Terrorism Act and demanded from I. G., Sindh to direct the concerned authorities to delete the names of Mr. Sajjad Ahmad Chandio, Member, Sindh Bar Council and Mr. Ayaz Latif Palejo, Senior Advocate, High Court of Sindh from the said false FIRs and take action against the responsible Police officials.

In condemnation of the aforesaid acts and expressing solidarity with the family members of the bereaved Advocate, and illegal & unlawful act of the Sindh Police, the lawyers throughout the Country will observe complete strike tomorrow on Friday, the 11th June, 2021 and will not appear in the Courts.

ACTING SECRETARY