LHC Justice Anwarul Huq excused himself from hearing the case against lawyers

ISLAMABAD – Justice Muhammad Anwarul Haq of the Lahore High Court (LHC) hason Friday excused himself from hearing the case against eight detainedlawyers regarding their release.

The lawyers have been arrested for attacking the Punjab Institute ofCardiology (PIC) during a violent protest against doctors. The policesubmitted report against the lawyers under anti-terrorism acts.

Further details suggest that Justice Muhammad Anwarul Haq has forwarded thefile to the LHC chief justice.

It is pertinent here to mention that an anti-terrorism court (ATC) Thursday(yesterday) sent eight arrested lawyers to jail on judicial remand for 14days.

ATC Judge Abdul Qayyum Khan had presided over the PIC riot case wherescores of arrested lawyers were produced before the court amid tightsecurity measures with their face covered.

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The accused were presented in the ATC after two FIRs were registeredagainst them in Shadman police station.

Ghulam Murtaza Chaudhry, vice president of Supreme Court Bar, SughraGulzar, advocate Nausheen Ambar and Tahir Minhaas represented the accusedlawyers.