LAHORE – Lahore High Court double bench rescues itself from hearingpetitions over release of lawyers in PIC attack case.
A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) recused from the hearingthe pleas for the release of lawyers involved in the attack on the PunjabInstitute of Cardiology (PIC).
The bench comprising of Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Anwarul Haqsent the pleas to the chief justice for their hearing by another bench.
The provincial government and IGP Punjab have been made the parties in theapplication.
During the last hearing, the court had ordered the Lahore CCPO to presentthe report. In the plea, Ijaz advocate contended that the police hadarrested the lawyers from their houses and offices.
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He said that the lawyers were also tortured in detention. He prayed tocourt order immediate release of the lawyers.
On December 13, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had adjourned the pleas for therelease of lawyers arrested in the PIC incident till December 16.
