Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Pakistan: Islamabad bar to nominate Nisar in FIR

The Islamabad Bar has decided to nominate the Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan in the FIR of the terrorist attack on the district court on Monday. According to media reports Islamabad District Bar Association president has said that the Islamabad police IG and SSP will also be named in the FIR. The attack at the district court building in sector F8 on Monday claimed 13 lives, including that of Additional Sessions Judge Rafaqat Awan and several lawyers, while more than 30 persons were injured in the attack. Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani has taken suo motu notice of the attack. He has directed the police chief and Islamabad commissioner to submit a report on the incident in the Supreme Court. Pakistan Bar Council. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court Bar has announced a day of mourning and countrywide boycott of court proceedings against the deadly attack that claimed the lives of judge and several lawyers.

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